tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361785784498692060.post7155914090812886027..comments2023-09-27T01:25:34.993-07:00Comments on DAWG Oregon: You Go FirstDavid McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02023134941731366721noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361785784498692060.post-73040229444385677832012-05-12T10:16:04.078-07:002012-05-12T10:16:04.078-07:00Thank you once again for going deeper into the dat...Thank you once again for going deeper into the data than I Magenta! You always seem to have a view of things that I haven't considered. Wanna get married??David McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023134941731366721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361785784498692060.post-26723523922522534102012-05-12T10:00:42.263-07:002012-05-12T10:00:42.263-07:00Also not mentioned is that banks are profiting fro...Also not mentioned is that banks are profiting from service fees on ATM cards they are now using for cash benefits. Probably ought to drug test the banksters, too. A 2010 federal law capped the swipe fees banks can collect when consumers use ordinary debit cards. But those caps do not apply to the prepaid debit cards used to withdraw cash assistance. Since 2007, Oregon has saved at least $11 million on printing, mailing and other costs associated with the unemployment program alone, and in California, banks reaped $8 million in fees.<br /> <br />The "data released to the Oregonian" indicates where people use their ATM cards to draw cash. To jump to drug testing makes no sense in response to the VERY FEW instances of using a card at OR NEAR a casino -- coming out and saying people are gambling, drinking and visiting strip clubs with public assistance dollars is meant to demonize poor people again. Note also in this article, in September, several transactions involving Oregon Trail cards occurred in New York City - obviously trying to draw a connection to Occupy actions that occurred in September. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/04/some_oregonians_receiving_gove.htmlMagentanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361785784498692060.post-57381139799545860142012-05-12T06:16:27.844-07:002012-05-12T06:16:27.844-07:00Sounds fair to me David it's wayneSounds fair to me David it's wayneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com