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EuterpeThelo

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4. Oh, that's a great idea

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 10:33 AM

Yesterday

let's push everyone into the underground economy. We haven't even addressed the chaos yet of forcing state-level "legal" marijuana businesses to operate outside the banking system. Let's dump tens of millions of others into the maw.

Also - I'm sick to DEATH of executive orders being treated like LAWS, FFS! We don't have rule by decree in this country! Or, we're not supposed to, anyway.

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Bessent Says Bank Citizenship Proof Order Is 'In Process' [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

So when do they start installing Big Brother Television screens in everyone's home? Ray Bruns Yesterday #1

you carry it in your purse or bc ack pocket... ret5hd Yesterday #10

Nope. Because I can turn my phone off and the people in the book couldn't turn the screens off. Ray Bruns Yesterday #29

No need. We have smart phones and Ring cameras. Oneironaut Yesterday #13

Not to mention those... 2naSalit Yesterday #21

Very rarely Rebl2 23 hrs ago #35

Yet as Dump says JBTaurus83 Yesterday #2

They want all but your fingerprints in blood when an account is opened bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

Oh, that's a great idea EuterpeThelo Yesterday #4

Reminder that CNBC types and Fox Business News have been inveighing against Prairie Gates Yesterday #5

Umm. Yeah. No. GB_RN Yesterday #6

Who would absorb these costs? Mexico, would be my guess . . . Journeyman Yesterday #9

The payday usurious banking operators will be happy with this. Lonestarblue Yesterday #7

Been There, done that, Sweet Rosie Red Yesterday #14

I think a lot of US companies pay their employees by direct deposit now FakeNoose Yesterday #15

Mr. Bessent, Are you going to require a sexual preference test for bank customers? LiberalArkie Yesterday #8

Offshore Accounts Too? 2na fisherman Yesterday #11

How will this work with all the rich from other countries banking here? cbabe Yesterday #12

The rich will be exempt kkmarie Yesterday #16

True. It was a rhetorical question. Plus they can buy all the documents needed. cbabe Yesterday #17

More absurd, unnecessary chaos introduced into the economy. Just what we needed. Martin68 Yesterday #18

I think someone should start tracking every minute of Bessent's day. yellow dahlia Yesterday #19

Of course the banks "regular" Americans want to know about Mblaze Yesterday #20

This is such bullshit. Impeach these idiotic tyrants. Joinfortmill Yesterday #22

Gee, I wonder if check cashing places are greasing somebody's filthy palms. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #23

Since the Patriot Act Punx Yesterday #24

We have been here before. BidenRocks Yesterday #25

The Nanny Financial State to make life more complicated bucolic_frolic Yesterday #26

I see a lot of low income people using WalMart as a bank. hunter Yesterday #27

So, I can just bank in Canada. AnnaLee Yesterday #28

They have about as much right to this info as they do our medical info Bayard Yesterday #30

and here comes a run on the banks before this goes into effect. nt Javaman Yesterday #31

Says a member of the biggest criminal enterprise in history not fooled Yesterday #32

Oh goody. Until I get a legal name change I won't be able to open a new account? pat_k 23 hrs ago #33

This is Sheer Fallacy eringer 23 hrs ago #34