
“If the state can simply legislate its authority to seize dormant bank accounts, then they can just as easily lower the bar. Australia passed legislation last year to reduce the threshold on seizing dormant accounts from seven years down to just THREE. In the last 12-months since the legislation was passed, the Australian government has seized a whopping 80,000 accounts totaling A$360 million. Georgia’s Disposition of Unclaimed Properties Act sets the threshold as low as one year. In other words, if you have a checking account in Georgia that you haven’t touched in twelve months, the state government is going to grab it. So much for setting aside money for a rainy day.”
Related posts:
BitPagos is Bringing Bitcoin to the Developing World
Pay by tweet: BitWall is using bitcoins, social currency to monetize the web
Wendy McElroy: I Pledge Allegiance to PHRMA
Apple Tells Gliph to Remove App’s Bitcoin Transfer Function
Sierra Leone plans gold tax cut to curb smuggling
Where to Be Born in 2013
FATCA: Breaking through Fear with a Swiss Referendum
NJ Man Arrested After Purchasing Multiple Gift Cards From CVS
Bitcoin: A Buy, or Bypass?
More Cops in Schools Is the Wrong Answer to Mass Shootings
Is It a Crash Yet?
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies Over License Plate Reader Information
The Charity That Just Gives Money To Poor People
Adam Kokesh's Mail from Jail
Reality Check: Did the FBI know about Boston bombing beforehand?