User profile: judgesmales

Joined: Dec. 2, 2008

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Why must low- and moderate-income people always be "reached out to" on some special basis? How difficult is opening a bank account? It's one of the easiest things to do. "Here's my money, put it in my account, give me a receipt."

What no one wants to come out and say is that illegal aliens are afraid of a paper trail, so they refuse to open accounts here out of fear. They deal totally in cash. You can see it when they line up at the post office to send mail orders home to Mexico. That's partly why the Hispanic community is being so "poorly served" by the banks.

Don't forget the backlash a couple of years ago when Bank of America admitted it was targeting illegals for credit-card accounts. They saw it as an uptapped customer base.

(Suggest removal) 12/6/09 at 5:41 a.m.

Posted on: Providing health benefits

No more perpetual "safety nets." Unemployment has already been extended to a total of about 85 weeks for some people. That's more than a year and a half. Talk about an incentive killer. No COBRA subsidy extensions, either. No matter if the person is unemployed through "no fault of their own," these handouts can't go on forever.

(Suggest removal) 12/6/09 at 5:35 a.m.

Posted on: Banks pressured to be more helpful

Boycott all the TARP banks. It's not that difficult. Lots of quality credit unions around, with service just as good or better than the major banks. BofA, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, etc., were all bailed out with our money. Move your money somewhere else.

(Suggest removal) 12/5/09 at 8:30 a.m.

Posted on: Vdara hotel marks opening of CityCenter

Reza, the Las Vegas shill, is back in his finest sunshine-and-lollipops form. Be warned, however, that he makes his meager living from writing half-baked cheerleading articles about how wonderful everything is in Las Vegas. I'd love to take a bet against your 10-year prediction for CityCemetary. I WILL WIN.

(Suggest removal) 12/2/09 at 12:27 p.m.

Posted on: Giving people say in budget would keep it in line

There will never be a state income tax in Nevada. It would have to be put to a vote of the citizens. End of story.

Looks like government will have to get smaller -- fewer employees, fewer services, less lucrative benefits and pensions. I'm all for that.

(Suggest removal) 12/1/09 at 7:24 a.m.

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