‘Oakland, where all bets are off for sanity’
By Josh Richman
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 at 10:23 am in Immigration, Oakland.
Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham, speaking this morning on Fox & Friends, blasted Oakland for its plan to issue ID/debit cards:
Media Matters for America, a liberal watchdog group, immediately called her bluff on that whole “most of us can’t get a thousand dollars on our debit cards” thing, noting Newsweek recently estimated her annual income at about $7 million. It also noted the program’s goal is to help city residents, including but not limited to illegal immigrants and homeless people, who might have trouble getting state-issued ID or scraping together enough money to open a traditional bank account.
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November 30th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Laura Ingraham’s income is irrelevant. Where does the money come from? Legal immigrants, struggling wage-earners and city residents who weren’t asked for their consent.
November 30th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
To set the record straight: The cards won’t come preloaded with public money; recipients will be able to load their own money onto the cards, rather than walking around with cash. And, per our story, the city accepted a bid from a company that will administer the program and issue the cards at no cost to the city.
November 30th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
This will stimulate sales, and the sales tax revenue will help balance Oakland’s and CA’s budgets.