Mick Doobie
Resist We Much
Not sure if this is political, but whatever...
A relative was out of town and had unforeseen expenses after having already blown dough on a shopping spree(music related crap). Kids . So he's like, Uncle Mick, can you help me out a little for gas to get back home until payday at the end of the week? No problem, I says. So rather than Western Union or some such, make it simple, provide me with your bank account number and i'll make a deposit, I says. Nominal, 150 bucks, which is more than he needed or wanted, but you never know.
So with cash and bank account number in hand, I stroll up into Bank of America to make an emergency deposit for the cash strapped lad. If I banked at BoA I would just do an in-house money transfer, but I bank elsewhere. Anyway. I step up to the counter, lay cash and account number down, "I would like to make a deposit into this account." The teller is all like, "As of blah blah blah date we no longer accept cash deposits if you do not have an account with this bank. We will accept checks or money orders." Huh? "You will accept a check, but not cash?" "Yes Sir, that is correct," she says. "But this is legal tender issued by the United States Treasury in these here United States of America."
It was a no go. Wtf? Supposedly it's all about preventing money laundering. But c'mon, it was 150 f-ing bucks! I hate banks, and do as much cash in hand transactions as prudently possible. I think it has less to do with the prevention of money laundering, and more to do with control of the flow of money. It has more to do with the creation of a cashless society with banks as the gate keepers to the flow of money, and all of the fees associated with bank accounts and on the spot purchases. It is messed up and wrong, imo.
The lad? I sent the cash through western union, $12 fee. If I had deposited a check in his bank it would have taken at least a day or two to clear rather than having the cash right away as needed. He made it home okay, and was able to feed himself until then. Oh, and a couple packs of guitar strings and a cool strap. I probably won't see any of that money again, but guitar strings, important stuff.
I'm not suggesting being able to go into a bank with a chicken under your arm to pay your debts. Cash, legal tender should be more than sufficient. A cashless society? Just another way to monitor, control, and track nearly every aspect of out lives. Big brother, cahoots, and all that.
*spit*
A relative was out of town and had unforeseen expenses after having already blown dough on a shopping spree(music related crap). Kids . So he's like, Uncle Mick, can you help me out a little for gas to get back home until payday at the end of the week? No problem, I says. So rather than Western Union or some such, make it simple, provide me with your bank account number and i'll make a deposit, I says. Nominal, 150 bucks, which is more than he needed or wanted, but you never know.
So with cash and bank account number in hand, I stroll up into Bank of America to make an emergency deposit for the cash strapped lad. If I banked at BoA I would just do an in-house money transfer, but I bank elsewhere. Anyway. I step up to the counter, lay cash and account number down, "I would like to make a deposit into this account." The teller is all like, "As of blah blah blah date we no longer accept cash deposits if you do not have an account with this bank. We will accept checks or money orders." Huh? "You will accept a check, but not cash?" "Yes Sir, that is correct," she says. "But this is legal tender issued by the United States Treasury in these here United States of America."
It was a no go. Wtf? Supposedly it's all about preventing money laundering. But c'mon, it was 150 f-ing bucks! I hate banks, and do as much cash in hand transactions as prudently possible. I think it has less to do with the prevention of money laundering, and more to do with control of the flow of money. It has more to do with the creation of a cashless society with banks as the gate keepers to the flow of money, and all of the fees associated with bank accounts and on the spot purchases. It is messed up and wrong, imo.
The lad? I sent the cash through western union, $12 fee. If I had deposited a check in his bank it would have taken at least a day or two to clear rather than having the cash right away as needed. He made it home okay, and was able to feed himself until then. Oh, and a couple packs of guitar strings and a cool strap. I probably won't see any of that money again, but guitar strings, important stuff.
I'm not suggesting being able to go into a bank with a chicken under your arm to pay your debts. Cash, legal tender should be more than sufficient. A cashless society? Just another way to monitor, control, and track nearly every aspect of out lives. Big brother, cahoots, and all that.
*spit*