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Comment by jamesbritt | Hacker News Reader

"where I live, the banks charge the local currency equivalent of FIVE US DOLLARS per deposit, even small deposits . . . [more stuff the bank does ]"

And this is stealing? It happens against your will, without your consent?

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Yes it is stealing, since the bank is aware that people are forced by circumstance into using their "services". It was either use that bank, or not order the parts I needed.

Defending banks in this day and age denotes a lack of brains AND moral fiber

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Calling it stealing when you walk into the bank and ask for permission to store your money there and use their services denotes a little something too.

Oh noes, another one defending the banks . . . look, it's very SIMPLE: overcharging clients that much simply because the bank in question CAN is predatory to the point where it amounts to stealing, there is no justification for charging that much, specially in a country as poverty ridden as this one. If you like overpaying that much, suit yourself, but defending such institutions at this point is beyond ludicrous.

http://filipspagnoli.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/poverty.jpg

That is poverty. $5 bank fees is not. Get a new bank or make fewer deposits.

Hey, a-hole

Those are daily scenes in this (The Republic of Colombia) country

How dare you

Go F yourself

You're in Colombia? I find it pretty hard to believe any latino in Latin America would be so careless with their finances that they let $5 deposit fees hit them more than once per month.

But what do I know ... I'm just an Australian who's been living in Central America in countries much poorer than Colombia... but at least the people a little north of you are nicer. : )

You spoiled little swine, you have no idea, how fng dare you

Calling yourself a hacker while doing .net and flash?

You little PUSSY

You little BITCH

How dare you, sitting in your gluttonous SWINE of a country, you spoiled little swine

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