>> I thought those cards were supposed to be fixed somehow so they could only be used for certain things...and that did not include liquor.
That is what Jay Severin was screaming about. He claimed they were simple debit cards with a 2K balance usable anywhere for anything.
Apparently news of these cards being issued at the stadium caused a reverse evacuation as people headed back there to get one.
Again, this is something I heard on talk radio today, I have no confirmation of this and no source other than him.
I rot in traffic for an hour a day lately and he is on the clicker.
http://www.wtkk.com/showdj.asp?DJID=5854
There were 2 kinds of debit cards. One the Red Cross was handing out that was $250 - whatever...depending on family size. That is the one that was being handed out today as I understood it. The Fed's postponed the $2000 debit cards, but didn't say why......I suspect the problems discussed are why.