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.

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