Jobless hit with bank fees on benefits

[pescamaaan]

Unreal, not only are they taking billions and billions of dollars of our tax dollars, they're charging fees to access the unemployment benefits....


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090219/...bless_benefits


at some point people are going to reach their limit with the entire banking industry...

[cjppjc]

Re: Jobless hit with bank fees on benefits

Yea. There's a real shock.

Customer service. Ahhhhhh.

[petertribo]

Re: Jobless hit with bank fees on benefits

According to the story:

First, Arthur Santa-Maria called Bank of America to ask how to check the balance of his new unemployment benefits debit card. [my bold] The bank charged him 50 cents.

The Government wants everyone to go to plastic and destroy physical currency. This is just another step. Anyone who is issued an unemployment benefits debit card already has had their choice of purchases limited. For instance, will your plumber cash the card? In addition, the Government now has a complete transaction record on anyone using the card. In any case, as the story notes the Finance boys get more of you money with a card rather than cash.

Cash begone.

[Ghent12]

Re: Jobless hit with bank fees on benefits

According to the story:

The Government wants everyone to go to plastic and destroy physical currency. This is just another step. Anyone who is issued an unemployment benefits debit card already has had their choice of purchases limited. For instance, will your plumber cash the card? In addition, the Government now has a complete transaction record on anyone using the card. In any case, as the story notes the Finance boys get more of you money with a card rather than cash.

Cash begone.

Actually, the answer to your rhetorical question about the plumber is yes. Plumbers, even from very small father & son businesses do accept cards.

But, yeah, the story makes my blood boil.