Rabble Rousers Weigh In On Hiati...

...posted on Rabble.ca

January 31, 2010 - 9:14am

(ROYAL BANK) RBC = FAILS BECAUSE IT CHARGES FEES TO transfer money to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. Contact your member of parliament (MPs) and other representatives! I say it again Banks need to stop with these petty fees.

I called customer service to ask if they were waiving fees like Visa and Mastercard did for Haiti relief funds, but the unsympathetic customer service representative said 'No,'. I just don't understand how a bank can make a profit from a tragedy, let alone get away with it.
I immediately moved all my money to a local credit union, and created a Facebook page to raise awareness of RBC's policy (as well as other banks). The page, called "RBC = Fail" and is located HERE:
FACEBOOK GROUP LINK: 
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=276587193177

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NoDifferencePar...rabble-rouser-machine

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January 30, 2010 - 5:07pm

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Donors should be asking why their donations have not produced food, water, or medicines to most of those affected in Haiti. Where's the money gone?

conrad yablonski

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January 31, 2010 - 12:07am

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Where's the money gone?

That's easy-it went to the same half dozen families that have always run the place and always will run the place.
Hell some of them have been interviewed in the media and touted as 'tireless patriots'.

Maysie

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January 31, 2010 - 9:13am

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A whole bunch o' threads are landing in "introductions" instead of where they belong. Weird.
Moving to national news.

 

Unionist

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January 31, 2010 - 9:20am

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Difficult to understand this issue. Which fees did VISA and Mastercard waive? What transfers via RBC is the OP referring to? Transfers from Canadian accounts to private accounts in Haiti? What about the other banks? And like NDPP, I'm more concerned about what the donations are producing than if someone is getting a commission along the way.

Fidel

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January 31, 2010 - 9:54am

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NDP consumer protection critic Glenn Thibeault says: Every cent of each donation SHOULD go to the cardholder’s chosen charity.

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“The fact that they may take in millions more in times of crisis is downright deplorable.”
Capital One is the sole credit card provider which, through its “No Hassle Giving Site,” waives all transaction costs for holders of its Visa or MasterCard cards.

I've been thinking of dropping VISA for another card anyway. Now's my chance to switch to a card company with a few scruples when it comes to not profiting from misery in one of Uncle Sam's client states.