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Posted by Steven Lichter on May 17, 2008, 2:40 am
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Wes Leatherock wrote:
> On Fri, 16 May 2008 13:26:19 GMT our moderator wrote,
> in a note to a post by
> jtayNOSPAMlor@hfDONTSENDMESPAMx.andara.com>:
>
> [ ... ]
>
>> Let me put it this way: I have been at the bottom of the economic
>> ladder a couple of times in my life, and I have seen first hand how
>> businesses bring subtle pleasures to bear which make it clear that
>> those less well off aren't welcome. Electronic transfer payments
>> scare me because they are used by the middle and upper classes, and
>> vendors who require electronic forms of payment may be doing so
>> because they don't want to deal with lower-class customers.
>
> In Oklahoma, and I assume on most states, food stamps and other
> public assistance are offered by electronic transfer only, the
> recicipent receiving a plastic device that looks about the same as a
> credit card, and I note most grocery stores, even those in upscale
> areas, have a terminal for these. (One of the points of contention in
> going to this method of payment was the selection of a single vendor
> to do the transactions and provide the cards, requiring merchants to
> have that vendor's dedicated terminals (card reader) to take such
> payments.)
>
>
>
> Wes Leatherock
> wleathus@yahoo.com
> wesrock@aol.com
>
Those cards run on any ATM terminal.
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