FEMA says that victims will get "debit cards"

durablend

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:28 AM
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FEMA says that victims will get "debit cards"

So what will it be? $10 Wal-Mart gift card and a smiley face balloon?

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aquart

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:29 AM
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1. Scary, scary people.

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Occulus

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:29 AM
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2. oh WOW, wowowowow

a "debit card" is a card which uses money in YOUR bank account.

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ET Awful

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:49 AM
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7. No, a debit card is simply a card that draws on pre-existing funds

Edited on Tue Sep-06-05 10:51 AM by ET Awful

instead of a line of credit.

A Visa gift card is a debit card.

For instance, a Simon Malls gift card is, in fact a debit card (and is labeled as such. I received one of these as a bonus when I moved into my new apartment. It's a debit card, but does not in any way link to my bank account.

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in_cog_ni_to

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:32 AM
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3. Are they giving the people money? Are they setting up a fund at a bank

for the victims? How will this work? Did they say?

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mattclearing

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:33 AM
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4. Does that mean they will have to earn it back?

Will they owe their souls to the company sto'?

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Oreo

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:47 AM
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5. Are they going to get a credit check first?

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GreenPartyVoter

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:48 AM
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6. MBNA is giving folks higher credit lines and a 2 month grace period on

payments.

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BootinUp

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Tue Sep-06-05 10:51 AM
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8. You forgot your free American fries. n/t

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