US Banking - US Homeland Security
If you want to move your OWN money between banks you have to tell "WHY"

I wanted to move some money from one bank to another today, and I was told that, besides sending my request in writing (which is OK with me), I was told that the US Government requires that I also include the REASON, or REASONS, that I want my money moved.

What will they do with this information? Tell me that I cannot move my money because they disapprove of the car I ordered? Tell me that I can't buy a new dock without their permission?

Or is this just one more stupid example of a government that has gone nuts obsessively collecting useless data for usless spying on its citizens?

Consider the practicality here; What terrorist is ever going to submit this:

NAME* Jamal Abdulah Killauah
ADDRESS* 100 Death to America Lane, Moslemtown

Reasons for requesting that your money be moved:
I, Jamal Abdulah Killauah, wish to buy plastic explosives, blasting caps, prepaid cellphones, and some nuclear waste.

No, Mr, Killauah will write:

NAME* James Abbot Killdare
ADDRESS* 100 America Lane, Republicanville

Reasons for requesting that your money be moved:
I, James Abbot Killdare, wish to buy a nice Sea Ray [or Cobalt] boat... Or some other innoculous things..

More useless juvenile domestic government intrusions into our lives from the Twilight Zone; intrusions that will only impact the honest citizen... What evildoer is ever going to admit what he/she REALLY wants to do...

Message to Government: You have to CATCH THEM doing evildoer deeds, not ASK them if they want to buy something to do evildoer deeds.

Meanwhile, we wallow on in Iraq and other fun places because our government people waste their time with requiring useless information from honest citizens.

Question to US Government: Will your next requirement be that we also submit our receipts?

Company: US Banking - US Homeland Security
Country: USA
State: District of Columbia
City: Washington

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