MasterCard problems

["Kiriki Delany" <kiriki () streamguys com>]

It's a national security issue that the federal and state governments
cannot temporarily accept payment from visa/mc? Really? 

Is this because cash or checks are not viable solutions? This is the
result of privatization of government. Pay close to attention to what
privatization means. It's a loss of critical accountability. 

Demand government not rely on a private payment provider. It's a gross
neglect of national security for payment processing to be beholden to
visa/mc. They have no responsibility to the citizens of the US. 

I don't think is actually the case, as mc/visa take fee's of all
transactions they process. Most vendors prefer cash or a check, I would
assume the feds do as well. Of course if you have no actual cash anymore,
and can only finance your debts on credit, well..... yet more evidence the
lack of regulation of credit card companies is a national security risk. 

-Kiriki

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Black [mailto:black () csulb edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:20 PM
To: nanog () nanog org
Subject: Re: Mastercard problems

O> ----- Original Message -----
> From:James Downs <egon () egon cc>
> To:andrew.wallace <andrew.wallace () rocketmail com>
> Cc:Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>; "nanog () nanog org" 
> <nanog () nanog org>
> Sent:Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 21:30:20
> Subject:Re: Mastercard problems
[snip]
> Yikes.. you consider a private company's business to be the financial
and 
> payment system of the United States?


Yes, I do. Especially when government agencies accept payments through 
MasterCard, et al.


matthew black
comments reflect my opinions and may not represent those of my employer.