D.C. withdraws money from hundreds of taxpayers' bank accounts due to 'computer error'

Washington Post ^ | March 10, 2016 | Shawn Boburg

[justa-hairyape]

Actually the feds can access any of your federally registered accounts. You can thank that worthless FDIC agency.

[vette6387]

“Why were they dumb enough to give bank info to the govt?”

They should not be allowed to vote!!

[vette6387]

“No f’ing way I’d let these clowns have withdrawal privileges directly from any of my accounts. “

I don’t even E-File my taxes!

[griswold3]

I’d laugh if that was a joke.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

This is a test. It is only a test. One of these days it won’t be a test.

[Fresh Wind]

Why were they dumb enough to give bank info to the govt?

You want a government check (e.g. Socialist Security or SSI)?

Then by law you will have to sign up for direct deposit with your bank account information.

[DoughtyOne]

[Salgak]

Problem is. . . when you authorize Direct Deposit. . .you authorize withdrawals for “overpayments” as well. . .

[upchuck]

Shades of Greece :)

[EDINVA]

and the DC Republican Committee grows from 25 to 26 !!

[Graybeard58]

Problem is. . . when you authorize Direct Deposit. . .you authorize withdrawals for “overpayments” as well. . .

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I learned this about 25 years ago when my employer decided to do away with paper checks and do direct deposits. We had to sign a form and give our account routing number, giving them permission to make deposits and withdrawals from our accounts, withdrawals, in case of “over payments”.

No one wanted to sign but doing so was a condition of continuing employment.

[AZLiberty]

It’s just an escalation of “negative interest rates”.

[Moltke]

Bezalel Stern, a D.C. lawyer and resident, said he realized that $6,500 had been taken from his bank account Wednesday morning after his attempts to withdraw money from two ATMs were declined because the account had been emptied. It took several calls to his bank before he found out that the D.C. government had cleaned out the account — leaving him with an overdraft fee.

A D.C. lawyer with only $6.5k to his name? LOSER!

[sheana]

I never have and never will do authorized withdrawals/automatic payments. I bank online but sit down every month and tell the bank to send the payments. Anyone who requires auto withdrawals does not get my biz.

[chaosagent]

I never have and never will do authorized withdrawals/automatic payments.

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I take it you do not get Social Security? You have no choice.

I also a pension plan payout from the State of Texas. Also no choice.

[NohSpinZone]

Not that I get any money back (too busy paying my “fair share”), but I just apply any overpayment to the next quarter’s bill. I don’t want IRS with any kind of access to our accounts beyond getting paper checks. F them.

[Whenifhow]

Ping

[wrench]

DC is probably a direct depositor to these accounts. 0bamacare is also linked to bank accounts.

Once account info is shared with a gov’t organization, closing the account is the only way I have found to stop any and all access to said account.

But it is so easy to get your tax return deposited directly to your account, or have your scheduled quarterly tax payments made for you../s

[mad_as_he$$]

This is why you have two accounts. One for DD etc and one you sweep funds into.

[wrench]

You do that too? Everyone I tell to do that looks at me like I have lost my mind.