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Re:The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts by superuser2 on Saturday September 21, 2013 @05:02PM (#6424523)
Except those debit cards have all kinds of predatory fees. They're smaller and predictable, but way more expensive than using a checking account from a credit union correctly.

For example, PayPal: https://www.paypal-prepaid.com/prepaid-debit-card/paypal_fee...

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Re:The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts by Cherian_Abraham on Saturday September 21, 2013 @08:30PM (#6425224)
I suspect he/she is referring to Walmart Bluebird. It eats bank's profits for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Re:The Real Reason The Poor Go Without Bank Accounts by protomyth on Sunday September 22, 2013 @01:00AM (#6425881)
MasterCard is also a big player with a lot of outlets (MasterCard Prepaid Everyday Cards).
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