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WillowTheWhisp · 15-11-2006, 21:42

Never mind what they do abroad. We're not abroad, we're in England. In some parts of 'abroad' the pensioners get a darned sight more pension than they do here. As several have already said it's the poorer people who will end up worse off. Yes, OK no problem for a 2 wage earner family with their wages paid directly through the bank but what about a lone pensioner who has to have their pension paid via a bank account? They are the ones who are going to find paying bank charges a struggle.

In the olden days when I worked in a bank we charged for every transaction on a cheque account. I think it was 10p per transaction but we were also paying 15% interest on savings! Perhaps that puts things into perspective a bit.

15-11-2006, 21:42	#9
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Direct To Your Wallet/Purse Never mind what they do abroad. We're not abroad, we're in England. In some parts of 'abroad' the pensioners get a darned sight more pension than they do here. As several have already said it's the poorer people who will end up worse off. Yes, OK no problem for a 2 wage earner family with their wages paid directly through the bank but what about a lone pensioner who has to have their pension paid via a bank account? They are the ones who are going to find paying bank charges a struggle. In the olden days when I worked in a bank we charged for every transaction on a cheque account. I think it was 10p per transaction but we were also paying 15% interest on savings! Perhaps that puts things into perspective a bit. __________________