Yes, because the US government only managed to get 63% voter turnout would dare to seize the assets of credit card companies when it would be pissing off 80% of

Yes, because the US government only managed to get 63% voter turnout would dare to seize the assets of credit card companies when it would be pissing off 80% of its voters. Given that the US has over 5 credit cards per capita, it's relatively safe to assume that the 80% of households with a credit card literally translates into 80% of voters have a credit card as in it would be an insta-lose at the next election to be "the party that knocked out credit cards for a month+" Furthermore there are [3 (65% visa, 30% MC)] billion credit cards used outside of the US. If MC/Visa's assets were seized, the US would be under global shit for fucking up the global economy that it wouldn't even have to reach consumers in other countries before all hell broke loose. What do you think the global repercussions of half the western world being unable to buy anything with credit for even a day? Sorry, but it's a no brainer not to obey the government when they're making rice paper thin threats and to not even consult your legal department on the matter. Now they're dealing with genuine losses from their online payments being down for trying to brown nose the US government.