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On Thu, 7 Jan 2016 08:40:45 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

> On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 10:22:48 AM UTC-6, John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 10:12:13 AM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
> > ...
> > > I pay exactly the same price as cash. I pay no charges whatever for
> > > the use of my DD or credit cards. This is not the USA.
> > >
> > > Janet UK

> >
> > I DO live in the U.S. and I pay no charges on my CC because I pay off the balanace every month! I'm what creditors call a "deadbeat"!
> >
> >
> >
> > John Kuthe...

>
> Here's the PBS Frontline program I was looking for. About 13 or 14 mins in, Ben Stein is describing how he uses his ctedit cards (pays them off in full every month) and a credit card employee told him "We hate you guys, we call you deadbeats!"
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> http://www.pbs.org/video/1340904268/


I doubt debit card users will ever understand the concept.

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