tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902647.post9068105108175597768..comments2024-03-26T05:19:42.852-04:00Comments on Professor Michael Roberto's Blog: Wal-Mart Paying Via Check CardsMichael Robertohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01658740999927721412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902647.post-55931655594172076452009-09-08T11:05:52.142-04:002009-09-08T11:05:52.142-04:00Professor Roberto, you simply do not have enough t...Professor Roberto, you simply do not have enough time to tackle all the ways the government wastes money, but this is an interesting observation. One could argue the SS statements add some value by educating the general populace on the benefits available under the SS program (not a strong argument, but at least somewhat reasonable). A more egregious example was the printing and mailing of "Advance Refund Checks" several years ago. The government incurred printing and postage costs for checks that would simply be recaptured on tax returns printed and mailed only months later!BGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067290381492283641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902647.post-60662854902420669052009-09-04T08:09:22.421-04:002009-09-04T08:09:22.421-04:00I chanced upon to view your blog and found it very...I chanced upon to view your blog and found it very interesting. Great ... Keep it up!RNB Researchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549837498916903177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902647.post-24511625464670032122009-09-03T18:32:44.810-04:002009-09-03T18:32:44.810-04:00Maybe it's a green thing but it's cash not...Maybe it's a green thing but it's cash not the environment. Consider this possibility: Walmart will deliver let's say 1/2 of it's employees which equals lets say 40K people. It's a windfall for Mastercard (more users & bragging rights & more income from merchant discounts), First Data (more transactions=more fees), Walmart (no more paper checks, no more postage and possibly leverage a lower discount from Mastercard). Please excuse me if these assumptions are wrong since I'm not familiar with how all these things really workAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156027745796142185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38902647.post-73467245727033517652009-09-03T14:40:34.099-04:002009-09-03T14:40:34.099-04:00This is really a shame because with more and more ...This is really a shame because with more and more companies using debit cards in lieu of a paycheck, it means an economic boom for banks, who are all-too-eager to use this method of nickle-n-diming people out of their hard-earned cash (I've used them, trust me, there is no strategic way to avoid this).Beyond-The-Spectrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667211181316579607noreply@blogger.com