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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

You are right, I went a bit far in what I wrote before.  A bank will 
generally not monitor a check card around the clock like a CC (though they do 
have limits on the amount for which you can charge the check card).  But, the 
records and traces and ability to subpoena are the same as CC

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--- On Sun, 11/30/08, Cathy <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Cathy <goosecreekfarm AT gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Our digital trail - "Orwellian future"
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 9:04 PM
> I know the records are still there.  The plus is that my
> credit union, at
> least thus far, seems less involved on a day-to-day basis
> with my comings
> and goings.  At this point, I shop online, so I'm going
> to use some kind of
> card.
> 
> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:01 PM, bob ford
> <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Cathy, as far as the records and the tracking, there
> is zero difference
> > between a check card and a credit card.  Zero.
> >
> >
> >