Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again) To : comp.programming From : Gerry Quinn Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 12:56 pm In article <0001HW.BF5A8C8A00A2B0E8F0386550@news.verizon.net>, randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net says... > Gerry Quinn wrote > (in article ): [debit cards] > > Actually I reckon they were a fairly sensible idea - > > You're the first person (not on a TV screen) I've seen agree > with it. Reports out of Houston (I have relatives and friends > there) are that the cards are being used to buy jewelry, > electronics and even used in strip clubs. AFAIK the only restrictions were on guns, tobacco and alcohol. It might have been better to supply the money on a phased basis. [--] > Why not just feed them and give them clothing, instead of cash > or debit cards? That's the ration card solution. Cue newspaper columnists ranting about the humiliation of America's Blacks... - Gerry Quinn .