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		swores on Sept 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Private Islands Inside National Parks Similar (kind of) concept but hypothecation is about collateral, not mental accounting, unless it has a second, different meaning too?

caf on Sept 18, 2015 [–]

Yes, there's a second meaning in relation to taxes / revenue where a particular tax or revenue source is notionally allocated to a particular set of spending.

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