Is it just me, or does it seem that FL and CA have been the testing grounds for all kinds of crap, and people there seem to keep failing the test miserably....

Aside from the whole "all debts public and private" issue, what about people who don't have credit or debit cards? I know it is probably uncommon to encounter that, but that was my situation for a while when I was in my late teens through my mid 20's.

Back when I was in college I got one of those low limit credit card offers (the ones that have a really high interest rate and a limit of $200 to $300) and, not knowing much about how they worked, I signed up and got my card. I then used it for food and little things here and there and then when the place where I was working cut a bunch of positions, I was one of those cut from the job. I couldn't pay, got way behind on my payments, and it got to where I owed a huge amount (about $4500) just on late fees and interest. Eventually I got it paid off, but not before I had trashed my credit. Not long after getting the card paid off (finally), I went to open a bank account and the bank ran a credit check on me and said that due to my credit score I could not open an account with them. This happened at three more banks, as well.

So, until I got married and was able to be added onto my husband's bank account, I couldn't find a bank who would have me. We got my credit rating cleaned up and are very careful about it now, but for a handful of years I didn't have a credit card or a bank account. I had to pay everything by cash or money order/cashier's check. It taught me a lot about not spending beyond my means and that if I can't pay for it with what I have on hand, to wait until I can.

I do understand that this was quite a while ago, around '95-'96, and maybe banks have changed the practice of not opening accounts for people who have bad credit, but it is entirely possible to be in a position where you can't pay by credit or debit card and what the heck does this city expect someone in that situation to do?

Take care,
Cindi

Wow. So many thoughts on just one article. The first think that comes to mind is not letting people buy or sale without the sign or the mark of the beast. The second was that they cannot refuse legal tender. But then I remembered that the Dollars are not legal. In article 8 of the United States Constitution the Congress will "Coin" the money. There is no legal basis for anyone to "Print" money.

In the case of a natural disaster how are people suppose to pay for things?? Going into a cashless society is STUPID

What if satellites go down? Electric? Computers? Earthquakes? Solar Flares and no one can buy anything because The Satanic Global Mafia wants complete control over our lives? WE NEED money PERIOD. A Cashless society wont work

Originally posted by Lynnswideawake
In the case of a natural disaster how are people suppose to pay for things?? Going into a cashless society is STUPID

Maybe they'll accept payment in the form of silver or gold.
Their probably more affraid of if you Pay in Cash and by the time they get to the Banksters the value of cash has diminished. Maybe this just an acknowlegment that HyperInflation is about to start.

Currency should always be accepted especially since Banks will not open accounts for those with bad credit. This just causes the poor to have to pay more expensive fees for the pay per use cards.

A modified version of this started a few years ago where there were several people who paid their fines with a wheel barrow full of pennies. This happened in a couple different cities in my state & they both changed their polices to not accept coins because of the burden of having to count it.

Their argument of course will be the cost savings of not having to handle cash. No cash drawers to count at the end of shifts & no deposits, bank runs, safes or etc.

Just wait till this sort of thing spreads further, across country and internationally, atleast in deveolped countries. Not to mention if/when they take away cash all together and when they face an economic crisis they can just stop all transactions and take the money back from everyone to payh for government debts.

Just a thought :p