Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster

From	Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster
Date	2016-07-31 10:18 +0000
Organization	Piglet's Pickles & Preserves
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On 2016-07-31, Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> wrote:
> On 2016-07-30, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
>> See, the government has its uses.
>
> Historically the primary use of government has been to engage in murder,
> torture, theft, extortion, and slavery on a massive scale.
>
> I see no legitimate reason for a ruthless organization of psychopathic
> gangsters ("government") to use violence and coercion to forcibly impose
> particular standard for credit cards. This is something for the market
> to work out for itself.

Which is exactly what has happened in the UK.


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The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-07-30 19:35 +0000
  Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-07-30 22:51 +0300
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-07-31 00:41 +0000
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-07-31 01:33 +0000
      Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-07-31 10:18 +0000
        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-07-31 19:43 +0300
  Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster J Callen <jack@sometimes.invalid> - 2016-07-30 21:40 +0100
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster mm0fmf <none@invalid.com> - 2016-07-30 22:07 +0100
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2016-07-30 21:17 +0000
      Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-07-30 18:51 -0400
        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster J Callen <jack@sometimes.invalid> - 2016-07-31 00:25 +0100
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-07-30 21:38 +0000
      Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-07-31 01:23 +0300
        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-07-31 01:40 +0000
        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2016-07-31 09:08 +0100
        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-07-31 20:05 +0000
          Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-01 00:19 +0300
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-01 20:18 +0000
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-01 23:56 +0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-02 20:39 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-03 02:10 +0300
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2016-08-04 15:57 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-04 17:06 +0000
          Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-07-31 21:23 +0000
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-01 20:01 +0000
          Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 09:19 +0100
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-01 13:10 +0200
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-01 16:20 -0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-01 21:46 +0200
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-02 02:48 -0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-02 13:08 +0200
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-02 15:21 -0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-02 22:47 +0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-03 09:27 +0100
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-08-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-03 21:24 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-04 02:03 +0200
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-01 20:21 +0000
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 20:42 -0500
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 08:26 +0100
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 16:57 -0500
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 08:57 +0100
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 18:37 -0500

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