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Tuesday, March 07, 2006 It just gets crazier and crazier... This bit from Boingboing: Investigated by Homeland Security for paying a credit card bill Retired Texas schoolteacher is "madder than a panther with kerosene on his tail" because the Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation on him. The reason? He had the gall to pay down his credit card, which apparently marks you as a potential terrorist in Bushworld. They just paid a hefty chunk of their credit card balance [$6,522]. And they learned how frighteningly wide the net of suspicion has been cast. After sending in the check, they checked online to see if their account had been duly credited. They learned that the check had arrived, but the amount available for credit on their account hadn't changed. ... They were told, as they moved up the managerial ladder at the call center, that the amount they had sent in was much larger than their normal monthly payment. And if the increase hits a certain percentage higher than that normal payment, Homeland Security has to be notified. And the money doesn't move until the threat alert is lifted. ... "The more I'm on, the scarier it gets," he said. "It's scary how easily someone in Homeland Security can get permission to spy." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- So let this be a warning to you financially prudent folks who thought it was a GOOD thing to pay down your debts. Doing so will get your behind in hot water with Uncle Sam 'cause Lord knows you may be a terrorist. Makes sense, doesn't it?
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