On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:51:28 GMT, Mike_B
wrote:
>In message <64phulF2cm3ooU1@mid.individual.net>, joe
> writes
>>Mike_B wrote:
>>
>>> > > I wouldn't bother. Both Alex and Joe have already been quite open
>>> > > that their views are based on no evidence whatsoever other than
>>> > > their own feelings. They appear to have no knowledge of whole
>>> > > sectors of society that remain financially excluded and have
>>> > > taken the position that their lack of knowledge of it means that
>>> > > it doesn't exist. It's pointless letting views formed in that way
>>> > > annoy you.
>>> >
>>> > Now, would you care to make a post which has some basis in reality,
>>> > rather than your fantasy about what we think?
>>> >
>>>
>>> We? Since joe accepted the accuracy of my assessment, and all you
>>> have posted was that you found the figures hard to believe then I
>>> think you may protest too much.
>>
>>Only speak for myself. I had only the few hundred people I know, and
>>all of them have an account, so based on that, I would think the number
>>was pretty low, despite realising a lot of people do try to resist
>>having one despite being inconvenienced and despite inconveniencing
>>businesses.
>>I also imagine very few people are actually barred from having a basic
>>account.
>>To support my views now, after looking at a few sites, all bar one,
>>contradict the view that 1 in 12 households do not have a bank account.
>>Most say 6% of very low income have no account.
>
>
>>No cites or evidence
>>has been given to support the views that 1 in 12 of all households do
>>not have an account.
>
>Except the cites to the reports that do say that.
>
NO THEY DON'T.
How many time do you need it pointing out?hat information was from
FIVE years ago.
The latest figures available are still from 2 years ago, and show it
down to 2/3 of that.
By now it is probably down to 1/2 of that figure or less.
--
Alex Heney, Global Villager
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