Paying OFF Credit Cards-considered questionable behavior

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cont'd: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/3/2418/56602

HomeSecRuleBreak: Pay Off Your Credit Cards, Get Investigated
by lapin
Fri Mar 03, 2006 at 12:56:24 AM PDT
Hey guess what! Paying off your credit card debt is now considered questionable behavior in New America. This post 9/11 world requires people who actually pay off their debt to be considered a threat to national security. Here's the link. A vital story too important to paraphrase. A retired school teacher in Rhode Island tried to pay off his Mastercard which had a balance of $6,522. His actions compelled his bank to report the transaction to Department of Homeland Security, which froze his transaction until it could be investigated.


After sending in the check, they checked online to see if their account had been duly credited. They learned that the check had arrived, but the amount available for credit on their account hadn't changed.

So Deana Soehnge called the credit-card company. Then Walter called.

"When you mess with my money, I want to know why," he said.


lapin's diary :: ::

They both learned the same astounding piece of information about the little things that can set the threat sensors to beeping and blinking.

They were told, as they moved up the managerial ladder at the call center, that the amount they had sent in was much larger than their normal monthly payment. And if the increase hits a certain percentage higher than that normal payment, Homeland Security has to be notified. And the money doesn't move until the threat alert is lifted.

We are not free citizens. Everything is being watched. Every day they give us more reasons to quit the electronic system, go cash whenever possible.