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Driver's License to be the Next Debit Card
prostoalex writes "Your US driver's license has a magnetic stripe with unique ID in it, and your debit card carries a magnetic stripe with account information on it, so why not link the two together and allow people to use their driver's licenses as debit cards? That's precisely what a young company National Payment Card is doing in select locations, according to Business Week: 'Gas-station owners are pleased with the program too. Because NPC processes the payment as an e-check with the Automated Clearing House (ACH), a network most commonly used for direct deposits, participating retailers bypass credit card companies such as Visa and Mastercard.'"
Typical USian. How did you get the idea that you are entitled to anything in life? Do you feel you are more entitled to a job or to your bastardized English?
Oh wait, I have the answer, you white USians feel you are superior to everyone else in the world. Well the funny thing is the US is falling way behind and soon the rest of the world won't need the US. All of you USians can earn yourselves a Darwin award in any way possible for all we care.
Well, you're completely full of crap. If you read your credit card agreement (well, you're a fat nerd living in your mom's basement, so you don't have one), signing the back of the card acknowledges you agree with the terms. The terms also state that "See ID" is a valid acknowledgment of those terms.
The reason I know you're a fat loser dork with no real job? you mention smaller companies. like amex. you do know amex is pretty much the ONLY card used by anyone in business. you also usually book all travel through amex. heard of employees having corporate cards? no? you don't have one? never did? too many questions? interrupting your jacking off time? ah, I see I've not been able to hold your attention past this point and you are now reading the handy guide on picking up girls.
I don't have a US drivers license either, but I'm British ^_^