Posted on 04/01/2010 8:17:21 AM PDT by csd
This is something my high school buddies and I discussed at length more than 20 years ago.
Now we are evermore one step closer to the cashless society. Have you seen the vending machines that take check cards/atm cards instead of dollars and cents? The day is coming...
At least the Patriot Act had a pretext of law enforcement / national security, with a viable argument for facilitating apprehension.
This bill just seizes your personal medical records outright, and allows unhindered confiscation of finances. Just no excuse for it.
I’ve seen vending machines that take thumbprints in lieu of cash or plastic.
I’ve seen vending machines that take thumbprints in lieu of cash or plastic.
It depends....you can purchase the Visa Gift Cards in the store (4.94 fee)....I do that some, but our school sells gift cards (to everywhere, including Visa ones) and they cost nothing....
The Visa ones can be registered online if you WANT to but they spend the same without putting your name to them....
Also, there are non-reloadable and reloadable ones...
So you can just pay cash for them fromt he grocery store...
Wal-mart has a new one (the Money Card) that you can have the have your check direct deposited to....
Not sure if that would be as traceable as a bank account...seems you could change it up so much keeping the feds from following you so closely if need be....
The department store gift cards are great because you can use them online at their websites....
I have talked to people who use gift cards for their budgeting...one family (a minister and his wife) got completely out of debt and got their finances in order doing that......kind of like Dave Ramsey’s using cash envelopes to budget thing.
Did I answer what you needed???
unconstitutional, invasion of privacy
Yes, thanks!
I’ll have to keep this in mind. This could be very useful!
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