Brokers will make more money on debit balances, and the cost of carrying their inventory will ease.

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But, the Fed shoulders some responsibility for commodity inflation because its policy of negative real interest rates allows speculators, including me, to benefit from the minimal expense of carrying huge debit balances.

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Some banks are believed to be issuing debit cards only when customers maintain high enough balances for the accounts to be profitable.

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Adding to monthly balances is accomplished by buying Refill cards or by registering a credit or debit card or PayPal account online at CommonCentsMobile.com.

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Yes, debit cards with a bitcoin logo are cool and they can facilitate easy movement of funds associated with bitcoin balances.

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Cell phones function much like debit cards in that they use a data chip (in this case, a SIM card) to store balances and enable withdrawals.

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