The reason given was "Under the Acceptable Use Policy, PayPal may not be used to send or receive payments for certain sexually oriented materials or services or for items that could be considered obscene". This is wrong/false on so many levels. We used PayPal only as a means to receive voluntary donations from people who wanted to support further development of Voat and to help pay for our hosting fees. This is beyond crazy.
According to PayPal User Agreement, our funds can be kept by PayPal for 180 days. I requested further clarification from PayPal, but I would like to advise everyone who planned to donate to Voat - to NOT do so via PayPal.
Honestly, I don't know what I expected when I trusted PayPal with our donation money. I apologize to everyone who donated to us through PayPal and I will badge everyone who did so even if the funds are never released by PayPal.
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So what? Saving is necessary to improve quality of life. And what about retirees and people on fixed incomes? Fuck em?
The 1970s called. You're wrong.
Because we totally want to encourage irresponsibility amirite?
You literally cannot find ONE example of this being the case. The entire history of the world up until 1913 has been deflationary! Deflation during the Great Depression was the effect, not the cause.
Employment is not an end. It is a means to buy shit. If shit is so cheap that you don't need to work to buy it, why the fuck would you want to work?
Which means people live within their means, rather than buy consumer goods on credit. Loans are for capital goods, not consumer goods.