Senator Ben Nelson Claims ATM Ignorance (As He Votes on ATM Legislation)

People who spend their lives walking marble halls and farting through silk can't possibly understand the plight of the average American.

Get serious, people (and AOL)! Congressmen vote on many things without ever doing them. If they had to have experience at everything they vote on, there would be no agriculture bills (how many congressmen are former farmers?) passed, nor any transportation bills (how many have built highways and bridges, and driven cross-country bus and tractor-trailer?) or law-enforcement bills ( how many are former police officers and FBI agents?). I'm certainly not one to defend Democrats, but really - this is a NON-ISSUE! I can't believe that even AOL bothered to show this stupid hatchet job!

Robbie
There is no need for Senators or Congressmen to know ANYTHING about the issues that concern working Americans . They just vote the way that they are paid to vote by the lobby that will profit most by their vote .

He's smarter than YOU. He does'nt have to pay ATM fees. & neither do I. Cash is soooooooooooo much easier. For all I care, raise the ATH fees even higher.

In the real world many of have our paycheck direct deposited, and have to use an ATM to get cash. Teller processing and check processing cost the Bank a lot more than electronic transactions. The use of paper checks, deposits and teller transactions in rapidly declining. Time for people ot move into the modern times. But the people in Washington do not really live in the real world like the people who voted to put them there.

I think there are two issues at play here. While I routinely use an ATM I can say that with just a little planning and certainly some luck I have NEVER paid an ATM fee. I travel places at least a little bit, many trips have been driving. I take enough cash, my credit card, and my ATM card bank is a large operation and so has facilities in the corridor I travel from south Florida to New England by way of Atlanta. But not using an ATM is not at issue with the fees being charged to those who do. Frankly the fees are absurd and it's just a means for the banks to rip off customers from other banks when they are out of reach of their own brand.

What an asinine news story. He is voting for the people he represents. There are probably a lot of senators that never murdered someone who would vote against murder. Go figure!

ATMs are essential for those of us who work until 5pm and the banks are closed.

You've got to be joking........what do you do? Stand in line in your bank to ask for some money? Then pay $2 because you talked to your teller?

Stand in line? are you kidding? Heard of change? You can always get an extra 20 or 50 from a store and guess what - no fee.

never used an ATM, don't plan to, and hope some idiot with a gun doesn't shoot me when he cannot force me to withdraw money. I can manage most of my other affairs with out fees as well.

Amazing how people like Tom Hill won't stand in line to speak to another human being -- but they will sit behind 4 other cars at the drive by ATM to use it.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but it isn't YOUR money in the ATM, it's the company that spent the money to buy the ATM and put their money in it to provide a convenience for you. On one is holding a gun to your head to use the machine. If you don't want to pay the fee, then get in your car, drive to the bank, find a place to park or wait in line and then get your money!

He isn't alone. I have never used an ATM. I have no need to...For two reasons:
It costs and from what I have observed, it only gets people in trouble. And, I am smarter that the average person.

You're absolutely right. People don't realize how much banks are scamming from the people by constantly raising the ATM fees. Just as they scam the people with overdraft charges when they process the highest amount withdrawn first, then the little charges that came later, causing us to pay $35 for a pack of gum etc. It's a multi-BILLION dollar industry. Why not put that little sliver of money back into our pockets??