17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
From: IN%"shamrock@netcom.com" 21-APR-1996 21:08:17.34
At 15:15 4/21/96, Brad Dolan wrote:
Saw a CNN story Friday about an interesting special debit card application in Mexico. They're being issued to poor Mexicans, who can use them to buy tortillas and a few other foodstuffs. The cards are tied to a behavior-control database and failure to send kids to school, get mandatory medical exams/treatments/vaccinations, etc. results in card deactivation.
My first response was: he is making this up. But it shoudn't come as a surprise to any reader of this list. Expect to see more of it.
Ever read _The Bell Curve_? -Allen