On Tue, 1 Aug 1995, Robert A. Hayden wrote:
It's interesting to note that where I am (Mankato, Minnesota) I was able to open a checking account with NO ID what so ever. I just wrote down a name and address (which is a P.O. box, BTW) and the next wee I had a box of checks (free) and a ATM card (also free).
Of course, this bank has been criticized for being somewhat lax on who they give accounts to, but the point still stands. I could have been anybody, and give any false address. *shrug*
Why should they give a damn who you are? IMO, it's none of their business. Hell, they're making $$$ on *your* deposits, it's time they stopped being such shits about it. -- Ed Carp, N7EKG Ed.Carp@linux.org, ecarp@netcom.com 801/534-8857 voicemail 801/460-1883 digital pager Finger ecarp@netcom.com for PGP 2.5 public key an88744@anon.penet.fi Q. What's the trouble with writing an MS-DOS program to emulate Clinton? A. Figuring out what to do with the other 639K of memory.