[troncheadle]

There are things that, in the interest of global freedom, need to be taken out of the hands of corporations and government, permanently, forever. The transfer of value is definitely one of them.

[dragontamer]

Erm, VISA, Mastercard, American Express, and Paypal are not US Government. They're private companies.

Visa, Mastercard, and AmEx are doing this on behalf of their own internal policies. Welcome to the free market.