Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Herbs and banks Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:47:41 +0200 Lines: 76 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <2W2pQ.10557$uCGc.6020@fx14.iad> <108428t$7mtq$4@dont-email.me> <108aefl$1n7i9$9@dont-email.me> <108hddu$3bl64$2@dont-email.me> <108leod$b9i7$1@dont-email.me> <108pdpo$1a0v5$1@dont-email.me> <0eu5olxm0l.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <5ok8olxic2.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net QB+r50jh4yztP/hR7r6/lw2euQfdBc/vUMzwdYWCHFdquIz7ps X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:VzHljvs3Te/pdKd02z9oeYPcyYo= sha256:fEwhmBnuh7x1SMKO+1OJoT5vvYaQH1fIngYLW0qOILM= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:72677 alt.comp.os.windows-11:23309 On 2025-08-29 21:00, rbowman wrote: > On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:58:13 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > >> On 2025-08-29 00:43, rbowman wrote: >>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:17:51 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> >>>> On 2025-08-28 20:51, rbowman wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:25:04 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In the EU all new cars have a GPS, because it is mandatory to at >>>>>> least warn the driver that they are speeding. A possibly future >>>>>> feature is that the car will refuse to speed. >>>>> >>>>> I don't think the US has gotten to mandatory yet for GPS, just seat >>>>> belts, >>>>> airbags, backup cameras, yadayada. No problem, they've also went to >>>>> easy 7 year payment plans. Of course you're underwater before you've >>>>> paid for it. >>>>> >>>>> I pay cash for my vehicles which usually confuses the salesman. They >>>>> keep starting the financing spiel even when you've told them you'll >>>>> be writing a check. >>>> >>>> It is forbidden to pay more than 1000€ in cash in Spain :-p >>>> >>>> (a check is not cash, the bank intervenes, there is a paper trail) >>> >>> A cash withdrawal over $10,000 gets scrutiny in the US. I was using >>> cash as opposed to credit in this case. The largest US bill is $100 so >>> even $10,000 would be quite a wad. I think a car salesman would have a >>> heart attack confronted with US currency and have visions of 'Breaking >>> Bad'. >>> >>> There was a $500 bill at one time but it was discontinued. They were >>> still around in the '60s but the banks had to take them out of >>> circulation if they showed up. There has been talk of bringing them >>> back. $100 doesn't go very far these days. I use real cash for day to >>> day transactions, usually $20s since that's what the ATM spits out but >>> I usually have a few $100 bills. Most places take them as a matter of >>> course. >>> >>> afaik the marijuana stores here are cash only. Since it is still >>> illegal on the federal level I don't think credit card companies will >>> touch it. I don't know about paper checks. >> >> Can't they create estate only banks? Or would that still not be legal? >> >> > > No idea. I assume they have some way to get the money into the mainstream. > It hasn't been a problem here but in some places the weed shops are > targeted by robbers since they're one of the few businesses with a lot of > cash in hand. Of course, it is nuts to make illegal for them to use the banking system. > > It's a very strange situation that the Feds have been trying to ignore. > Too many states have legalized marijuana, either medical or recreational, > that a crack down might start a states rights war. Yes. A sound move. Canada did the same. Wait, was it only Ontario? I don't know if they have the same banking issue. > > Then there is the tax. In this state recreational is 22% tax. If the > person has a medical card the tax is much less but it is revenue. Didn't know that :-D I don't intend to ever make use of it, even if we get those places in Spain, but I'm happy for them. -- Cheers, Carlos.