The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck.

The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.

Banks charge a customer an overdraft fee if their bank account balance falls below zero. Overdraft started as a courtesy offered to some customers when paper checks used to take days to clear, but proliferated thanks to the growing popularity of debit cards.

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        Well, you said you don’t get why people don’t love this president. That’s an obvious reason.

        I don’t love that he’s a genocide collaborator. That’s why his Democratic support is so low.

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          When has any US president not been friendly towards Isreal, no matter what the IDF is doing?

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            Well if everyone else is doing it, it must be okay!

            Tolerance does not equate to love.

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              My point is voting for Trump to spite Biden isn’t going to improve the situation with Isreal and its neighbors. If anything it’ll make it even worse.

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          Well thats two different things and a very broad definition. I, for example, am american and pay my taxes. Im just as much a collaborator therefore unless I stop paying my taxes or supporting the US, no? Now granted I don’t want to support genocide but there are some rather severe consequences for me if I don’t pay my taxes. And is that enough. I mean we are talking genocide. Should I actively fight? That would involve violence on my part. Would I be slipping into being just as bad as the genociders? The idea of pinning the israeli things on him is a step to far for me.

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            Biden went around Congress to send more weapons to Israel. That’s quite a bit different than paying your taxes.

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              He did not go around congress he basically expedited the sales. This really goes back to 911. Many countries pushed back on us for iraq/afghanistan but still did the show of support. Heck they sent their own troops. He could have not done it but it would have repercussions outside of our relationship with Israel. All the same. We paid for the production of the weapons with our taxes. To me railing that biden is a genocide collaborator but then ignore the direct ways they support the genocide, like financially with taxes. Well its being a hypocrite. My support is fine because you know living my nice life is important but his support because of the complex decision making around global relationships in regards to responsibility of his position. Well thats not. Oh and lets ignore that its typical of what presidents and global leaders have done in these situations.

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      I wouldn’t love living under a dictatorship. Sorry to put my own needs and my family’s needs first.

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      Ah yes, I forgot Biden is personally committing genocide in a country he’s not president of.

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        Ah right, good ole “I didn’t get my hands dirty, therefore I’m not culpable”

        He is playing defense for the current Israeli regime, helping keep it propped up not just through aid and arms, but through diplomatic pressures as well. He’s not solely responsible for Netenyahu and his cronies actions… but that doesn’t mean his hands are completely clean, either.

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        You’re talking about Joe “I’m a Zionist” Biden right? Joe “I did not ask for a ceasefire” Biden?

        You think just cause he’s not personally pulling the trigger of a gun he’s not culpable?

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          So you’re ignoring the vote yesterday when 72/100 senators voted to continue supporting the war? How is that bypassing Congress when Congress approved it. And I assume you think Trump will do a better job? Well maybe you’ll get what you’re wishing for and we’ll end up in a Christian dictatorship. I’m sure that’ll be soooooooo much better than what we have now.

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            That’s the bully pulpit in action; Democrats lining up behind their President.

            And I assume you think Trump will do a better job?

            I didn’t even mention anything about voting. We’re talking about whether you should love Biden.

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              Unfortunately our choices are Biden and Trump.
              Biden is not perfect, but when compared to Trump I sure do love him. When compared to Obama or Carter? Not as much.
              But we don’t get a 3rd choice in America, we get to pick whether we like Biden or Trump more, and if you don’t like Biden enough to not vote for him, you better fucking love Trump.
              Is it fair that those are our choices? No.
              But life isn’t fair, so you better figure out which one you hate more.

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                That’s irrelevant to the discussion! We were talking about why people don’t love Biden, not about voting.

                You don’t have to love Biden to vote for him, and as a corollary, you don’t have to love Trump to not vote for Biden. I completely understand people who hate Biden and still choose to vote for him. They don’t believe there’s another choice and I know why they think that way. I am not commenting on how people should vote.

                What I don’t understand are the freaks that love Biden. What the fuck?