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You mean to say, it IS the government's duty to ensure that every citizen can participate in trade and ... in the country. The US (feds or states) do not do th

by spwa4 1y ago

You mean to say, it IS the government's duty to ensure that every citizen can participate in trade and ... in the country. The US (feds or states) do not do this, by not providing bank accounts for everybody. A number of European countries, though certainly not all of them, do that: they have a state-owned enterprise provide "bank accounts of last resort", like the post office. If you want one, even if you're on death row, you can open one. These bank accounts suck, just to be clear, but they do provide a means to get paid and transfer money for, for example, paying your taxes.

TheNewsIsHere 1y ago
And some of them don’t suck and are quite well run, it’s worth noting. Personally I think the postal service housing critical services is an elegant solution. It needn’t be the only option, but postal services by their nature have offices throughout their respective lands, and that can make sometimes-high-touch functions easier to facilitate. You already have the brick and mortar space, public servants who have presumably passed some measure of vetting, and infrastructure, all right there.