durablend
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Tue Sep-06-05 10:28 AM
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FEMA says that victims will get "debit cards" |
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So what will it be? $10 Wal-Mart gift card and a smiley face balloon?
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Tue Sep-06-05 10:29 AM
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Occulus
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Tue Sep-06-05 10:29 AM
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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 |
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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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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 |
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for the victims? How will this work? Did they say?
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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? |
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Will they owe their souls to the company sto'?
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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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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 |
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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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