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HN readers aren't your average slice of America. A large chunk uses cash for everything, and can't get even checking accounts, let alone a credit card.
by bluedevil2k 16y ago
HN readers aren't your average slice of America. A large chunk uses cash for everything, and can't get even checking accounts, let alone a credit card.
- melling 16y agoI didn't say the solution had to be a credit card. There are a few options. I bet most people have cell phones. A quick Google says around 17 million people don't have a checking account. You could sell pre-paid cash cards too.
- muhfuhkuh 16y ago"A large chunk uses cash for everything, and can't get even checking accounts" If you mean day laborers or migrant workers, I've seen first-hand some employers now pay them with rechargeable AmEx or Visa cash/gift cards like Green Dot. Keeps the shift supervisor from having to carry conspicuous wads of cash around, and it's directly deposited on their card at the end of the shift, so no need for lineups.