Something to ponder

[anniemac]

Back when US could use ECO card, I tried to load mine via internet Western Union transaction. Western Union promptly took my money but didn't make the transaction because they said "the transaction didn't meet their security perameters". Took me several days and a lot of work to get them to send my money back. However, they told me I could go to a walkup counter and send it. I assume that the red flag came because you had to send the money to a person in a foreign county because they, nosily, asked me how I knew this person and why was I sending them money. As if it was their business and as if $100 was going to fund terrorists or something.

Now, how do foreign individuals here send money to their relatives oversees? We all know it happens. Is it just that if you are caucasian you can't send money to a foreign country?

The US gov. is so paranoid about the money thing but not paranoid enough about the safety of the citizens here.

And before I get dogged about being racist or something, forget about it. I live in Texas and trust me, racism is not a problem.

 

[babs7262]

I know where your coming from because the Giant Supermarket where I shop has W.U services and Every single time I go to buy a pack of cigarettes there are relatives sending money to family in another country. How do I know?, because it takes forever and there is only person at the counter so there is nothing else to do but hear them lol.

Don't get me wrong either, Any person has every right to do so and I think it's noble that people still take care of their families but I never hear the customer service person ask "why are you sending this money" and its not just $100, its several hundred.

So would they ask us why? Annie does have a point. Sometimes it's the obvious that gets our country in trouble