[kwlug-disc] Cash becoming illegal?
rbclemen at gmail.com
rbclemen at gmail.com
Thu Nov 4 19:59:33 EDT 2010
Plus of course the banks are loving it, because now they get paid every time somebody gets paid
Brent
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From: "Insurance Squared Inc." <gcooke at insurancesquared.com>
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Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:56:49
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Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Cash becoming illegal?
Trust me, you're not paranoid enough. Saying it's frowned upon is not
near close to the truth. The current regulations surrounding money
laundering and terrorism is insane. If you come to me to put money into
your life insurance policy and hand me cash, I ask for some ID, you
decline and take your business elsewhere, I am *required* by law to
complete a report with the government. Required. By law. That one
slipped by the public a year or two ago with no outcry.
I don't think they can require people to take money. We don't accept
cash or money orders, or anything like that anymore - just refuse to.
The hoops I have to go through and the problems I open myself up to in
doing so just mean I'd rather pass on the business than deal with it.
On 04/11/10 07:34 PM, rbclemen at gmail.com wrote:
> In the era of Homeland Security, obtaining identity-proving documents via an untraceable method of payment is probably frowned upon. But yes I believe cash is still the legal tender for all consumer level transactions
>
> Brent
> Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.
> Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Van Ostrand<john at netdirect.ca>
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> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 18:48:21
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> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Cash becoming illegal?
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> ----- Original Message -----
>
>> From what I heard, the passport office deals with cash so
>> infrequently,
>> the cost of handling cash (storage, security, bank deliveries) was too
>> much. They could cut costs by not accepting it. Would only affect the
>> 1% of people who paid in cash. How many people who travel don't have
>> access to a debit or credit card.
>>
> I thought vendors were obliged to take money.
>
>
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