Banning ATM Fees
On Nov. 2, voters in San Francisco and Santa Monica approved ordinances banning banks from charging ATM fees to non-customers. In response, several banks in the cities blocked non-customers from using their cash machines. What do you think?
Teresa Bossy,
Student
"I don't think it's right for a business to charge money for a service it provides."
Paul Goring,
Photographer
"ATM fees? Who cares? As a Californian, the issue I'm most concerned about is where I can get a reasonably priced mocha enema."
Michael Gillies,
Cook
"That little man inside the machine who has to process the orders and stick the money through the slot deserves that $1 tip."
William Merrick,
Landscaper
"What do you mean fees? I thought Bank of America was making my money work for me!"
Ron Langevin,
Systems Analyst
"ATM fees? Who cares? As a Californian, the issue I'm most concerned about is where I can get a reasonably priced mocha enema."
Diana Melanson,
Herpetologist
"Eliminating ATM fees is only the beginning. The struggle for justice will not truly be over until money materializes directly into people's hands."
