How To Turn Credit Into Cash: Manufactured Spending

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  • @chiefexecutive
    @chiefexecutive Год назад +591

    Do not do this, American Express when they catch you will close your account FOR LIFE!

    • @Mike69587
      @Mike69587 Год назад +46

      He didn’t say use a Amex card to buy the gift card with. But your right Amex will shut you down if you use their card for manufactured spending

    • @P_Money_Man
      @P_Money_Man Год назад +18

      I just used my Amex card to donate to my own PayPal charity about a month ago. They haven’t closed my account yet.

    • @Mr.MikeCeez
      @Mr.MikeCeez Год назад +6

      @@P_Money_Man do you have a 501(c) 3?

    • @pubgnakirayt2189
      @pubgnakirayt2189 Год назад +2

      ​@@P_Money_Man maybe because it was small and not many times done. But if u do it usually and there is too many records then bye

    • @JL-oz7eg
      @JL-oz7eg Год назад +13

      You can do this with any one other than Amex, but yeah don’t mess with Amex!

  • @joselo1001
    @joselo1001 11 месяцев назад +14

    The confident in his face almost made me do it 😂.

  • @msaucedo7836
    @msaucedo7836 Год назад +63

    If the banks discover you doing this you could be in violation for their user agreement so be careful

  • @Pangeaa1
    @Pangeaa1 Год назад +272

    I plugged my extension cord into itself and have infinite electricity

    • @Bharlos
      @Bharlos Год назад +7

      Not really, you're looking at most at 1%in fees and at least 3% return from a major credit card company

    • @ThatsRickyyTann
      @ThatsRickyyTann 11 месяцев назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @a1_med
      @a1_med 9 месяцев назад +1

      Type shit 😂

    • @dreambeyondrich
      @dreambeyondrich 7 месяцев назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾😂

    • @adventureswithadrienne
      @adventureswithadrienne 7 месяцев назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
      12.14.2023

  • @usthegoat2913
    @usthegoat2913 Год назад +67

    New title: *EASY* How to Get banned from all major credit card lenders!

  • @elisataylor556
    @elisataylor556 Год назад +34

    Most places won't take anything but cash for a money order.

    • @ravanlp
      @ravanlp 10 месяцев назад +1

      Publix accepts cards to pay for money orders, other grocers do too

  • @Slothacious
    @Slothacious Год назад +244

    Yeah except that doesn't work because activation and material fees on the gift card end up being more than the points.

    • @supersean3
      @supersean3 Год назад +11

      What? The gift csrd is like 3$ to activate and iu can reload it for 2-3$ 6$ to get the card and load it with 1k for me i got 5$ of points spending like 150$ but depending where i go i can get like 40-60$ back in cashback doing this def worth it

    • @bizzzzzzle
      @bizzzzzzle Год назад +8

      @@supersean3 money orders aren’t free

    • @alexfischetti2609
      @alexfischetti2609 Год назад +5

      Unless you have the discover it. On the first year where they match your first year's points and if the rotation falls in the month of 5x it becomes 9x

    • @Squilfinator
      @Squilfinator Год назад +11

      ​@@bizzzzzzle dawg they have like a $1 fee for a $1000 money order 🤣

    • @jqsmooth77
      @jqsmooth77 Год назад +10

      If you know what you're doing, you can travel for cents on the dollar. You clearly don't know how to leverage the credit card points you get for the fees that you incur.

  • @jamarmoore5567
    @jamarmoore5567 Год назад +60

    How about just over pay your car insurance bill and ask for a refund in the form of a check

    • @magicmoses
      @magicmoses 10 месяцев назад

      How would you get a refund on car insurance?

    • @jenniferoviawe
      @jenniferoviawe 8 месяцев назад +2

      They will just apply the excess to the next billing cycle. The insurance already doesn't want to pay you when you file a claim. What makes you think they're going to refund your money to you when you overpay. The chances of the request is non existent especially if the payment has already posted. In order to refund you the money they can't refund you any of the amount until the amount that is actually due is received.

    • @jamarmoore5567
      @jamarmoore5567 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@jenniferoviawe because my insurance company refunds me. I’ve done it.

    • @rendellbaldwin8946
      @rendellbaldwin8946 6 месяцев назад +1

      My wife did this 3 months ago. Gave her a choice of leaving it for future monthly insurance or refund. She opted out for getting a refund.

  • @stylncrue5706
    @stylncrue5706 Год назад +12

    What you do with the money you borrowed should be solely up to you. Burn it if you want. As long as you pay it back. IMO

  • @jay2009fun
    @jay2009fun Год назад +5

    This is a ancient trick. Credit card companies are shutting accounts down for this

  • @evanchisamorejohnston5819
    @evanchisamorejohnston5819 Год назад +39

    This is called MANUFACTURED SPENDING, DO NOT do this it will get you into a lot of trouble WHEN you get caught

    • @vincentsgaming
      @vincentsgaming Год назад +4

      ​@The Honest Crook no. The persons right. And they never me tioned anything about legalities. Its the cards terms and conditions and when you get caught the trouble your in is losing/ getting your account closed and thats what they meant. So i think it should be your comment thats deleted.

    • @hotrod3177
      @hotrod3177 7 месяцев назад

      Not in trouble with the law if that was you trying to mentioned but yes you can get into money problems if you arent organized

    • @jimmytwotimes4328
      @jimmytwotimes4328 5 месяцев назад

      I'm so scared 😅

  • @enriquelinares9218
    @enriquelinares9218 Год назад +76

    Yeah. This goes agains all credit cards terms and conditions. You will get caught and they will close your accounts. Lol

    • @m4.hugo.426
      @m4.hugo.426 Год назад +5

      What if you do 2 grand a month. Kinda hard to catch you I think

    • @wolfrig2000
      @wolfrig2000 Год назад +1

      ​@@m4.hugo.426 nah, they can see what you buy, buying a prepaid card isn't a red flag(which good luck, most places are cash only and there's a fee for withdrawing cash on most cards), but doing it twice is a red flag.

    • @Gooo2347
      @Gooo2347 Год назад +12

      That’s why mfs is broke y’all scared

  • @Nofacenocase1619
    @Nofacenocase1619 Год назад +87

    🚩🚩🚩 DO NOT DO THIS WITH AMEX!!!!

    • @mnwatertreatment
      @mnwatertreatment Год назад +1

      Why

    • @JoeSmoeDoeLow
      @JoeSmoeDoeLow Год назад +13

      @@mnwatertreatment AMEX doesn’t mess around with manufactured spend. It will hurt your chances of getting AMEX credit cards in the future.

    • @amac6624
      @amac6624 Год назад +6

      @@JoeSmoeDoeLow Why am I not surprised in Indian person is giving great customer service

  • @aaronstuart8490
    @aaronstuart8490 Год назад +17

    Yep, big banks aren't going to notice 😂

    • @SPOKENWORDZ1970
      @SPOKENWORDZ1970 Год назад

      notice what you're always coming up with something because you can't do it notice what??? White people have been doing this forever this is nothing new

    • @aaronstuart8490
      @aaronstuart8490 Год назад

      @neosoulz4617 punctuation might help you because that did not make sense 😂 and they can see what you're buying so they are going to close your account

  • @user-kl9ji2zt7p
    @user-kl9ji2zt7p Год назад +32

    Don’t try this, grocery stores will not let you use a prepaid gift card to purchase money orders.

    • @Seachange01120
      @Seachange01120 11 месяцев назад +9

      I have done it many times. Only once did a manager tell me I couldn't when she saw what card I was paying for. So it's not that it can't be done, but a select few managers just don't want it done. A gift card is a legitimate tender just like any other method of payment.

    • @magicmoses
      @magicmoses 10 месяцев назад

      @@Seachange01120I don’t know how you did it cause I’ve tried a couple of stores and it just won’t let me buy a prepaid card with credit even if I mix it in with other purchases, only the other purchases goes through and it ask me to pay the vise another way

    • @jenniferoviawe
      @jenniferoviawe 8 месяцев назад

      Exactly because your actual name has to be on the card and match your government issued drivers licence or i.d

    • @user-lz3pf1lc8z
      @user-lz3pf1lc8z 7 месяцев назад

      Fact I tried

    • @user-lz3pf1lc8z
      @user-lz3pf1lc8z 7 месяцев назад

      But u can download prepaid 2 cash out ur gift card on ur and they will deposit to ur bank account fee is like 30 dollars for 500

  • @cubanb5401
    @cubanb5401 Год назад +86

    They closed this loop hole after a a guy profited millions of dollars doing exactly this . After a lengthy court battle , judge ruled it was legal and he did nothing wrong , so all credit card companies changed their policies

    • @Max-tg5in
      @Max-tg5in Год назад +5

      Yea, was thinking the exact same thing

    • @ratedm90
      @ratedm90 5 месяцев назад +1

      How did he make the millions?

    • @bhh8005
      @bhh8005 5 месяцев назад

      ​​@@ratedm90 He didn't. He bought gift card's for about 6400000$ the profit was above 300 000. The original comment just switched the numbers. It happened from 2009 - 2021, It's still good, but less impressive.

    • @ratedm90
      @ratedm90 5 месяцев назад

      @@bhh8005 That’s not bad so he was making about 25k a year.

  • @danielwoods5605
    @danielwoods5605 Год назад +48

    Good luck. Most Financial institutions are hip to it and will most likely close your account

    • @justacinnamonbun8658
      @justacinnamonbun8658 Год назад +2

      Wow... And I thought I was a financial genius for buying a $50 gift card to Applebee's to get the $10 bonus card and just spend it all as $60 the next time I take my family out 🤣. Hey don't laugh... that's a 20% return!

    • @Seachange01120
      @Seachange01120 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@justacinnamonbun8658 Exactly and at TGIFridays their rewards program is so generous that you can get multiple free entrees/appetizer/drink when you dine-in.

  • @SPOKENWORDZ1970
    @SPOKENWORDZ1970 Год назад +4

    the problem is finding a store that will allow you to liquidate a gift card into a money order everybody act so funny when it comes to money orders and gift cards it's ridiculous if they sell them we should be able to use a gift card for the money order

  • @dtoad48
    @dtoad48 Год назад +1

    minus the cost of the card -- 50 bucks, minus the cost of the order -- 10 bucks, minus the cost of travel - 10 bucks, plus cost of points = 10 bucks. You just netted 60 bucks in the whole. Good job.

  • @adamalexander36
    @adamalexander36 Год назад +2

    Used to be able to buy money orders directly with credit cards..people would rack up their air miles lol

  • @Fifth_Entertainment
    @Fifth_Entertainment Год назад +6

    Except those card from Simon mall have a fee, lol

    • @RedRider1600
      @RedRider1600 Год назад

      Buying money orders have fees too, doesn't it?

  • @taylorschwab5884
    @taylorschwab5884 Год назад +1

    Except when the CC quickly finds you gaming the system and scratches back those bonus points. 😂

  • @Kikester
    @Kikester Год назад +8

    I technically don’t do this but around but I like taking advantage on my rewards. During the holiday szn I buy a $1,000 prepaid visa to go shopping as I’ll get 6% back off my purchase giving me $60 in rewards if I buy anything at a grocery store.

  • @jacobreinbold5294
    @jacobreinbold5294 Год назад +4

    That's what theifs do when they steal your wallet

  • @bmb4111
    @bmb4111 Год назад +12

    Yea and most places don’t even let you buy a money order with a prepaid gift card

  • @GrimKiLLzGaming
    @GrimKiLLzGaming Год назад +28

    This feel illegal xD

    • @TheFunEnglishTeacher
      @TheFunEnglishTeacher Год назад +5

      Not illegal. Just against terms of service. Would probably get you shit down and blacklisted with that bank.

  • @dawsondesantis5335
    @dawsondesantis5335 Год назад +2

    The only way the loop hole works is if you buy and sell gold at market price

    • @user-ss7hh1yo5l
      @user-ss7hh1yo5l 10 месяцев назад +1

      So go buy gold with credit card.then sale back for cash right?

  • @class1xgames599
    @class1xgames599 Год назад +14

    I've tried to use my credit card to buy a visa gift card. At checkout the cashier informed me I needed to pay with cash or debit for the card.

  • @noahfrost7944
    @noahfrost7944 29 дней назад

    In order to do this you need to have a line of credit open with a different bank than your primary

  • @DailyViralVideoz
    @DailyViralVideoz Год назад +16

    This does not work! I am stuck with these visa gift cards because no store accepts them for money order purchase!! Beware!!!

    • @Seachange01120
      @Seachange01120 11 месяцев назад +2

      Just pay your bills with them.

  • @unboxing4319
    @unboxing4319 2 дня назад

    That creepy grin says it all

  • @Roberto-kp2gz
    @Roberto-kp2gz Год назад +3

    You need cash or debit for a visa gift card additionally if you get a visa gift card over 300 dollars they ask for ID

    • @Seachange01120
      @Seachange01120 11 месяцев назад +1

      What retailer and how long ago did that happen?

    • @Roberto-kp2gz
      @Roberto-kp2gz 11 месяцев назад +1

      CVS wallgreens

  • @Dysfunctionality15
    @Dysfunctionality15 Год назад +1

    The fees on the prepaid debit plus the fees for printing money orders make this a great way to waste your money.

  • @hamz5490
    @hamz5490 Год назад +1

    I’m pretty sure this actually goes against the clause you sign

  • @solomondenning
    @solomondenning Год назад +1

    Notice he never tells you how much points he made off of this? 😂

  • @franciscocarrasco7458
    @franciscocarrasco7458 Год назад +1

    This is exactly how do you get your credit card shut off

  • @cloudedjourney
    @cloudedjourney Месяц назад

    When you get a cash visa or master card I believe it charges a fee. So you buy a 100 dollar card but pay 103 dollars

  • @j.a7857
    @j.a7857 Год назад +3

    Now they classify it as a cash advance

    • @hotrod3177
      @hotrod3177 7 месяцев назад

      that would be a rookie mistake, call the credit card company and request that your cash advance be set at 0.

  • @HyperspaceHoliday
    @HyperspaceHoliday Год назад +1

    But doesn't the prepaid debit card and the money order both charge extra fees? So instead of $1000 going back onto the credit card you're now only getting $985 or less

  • @jenniferoviawe
    @jenniferoviawe 8 месяцев назад

    Do you think that the credit cards companies will figure out certain patterns to where they notice creative way to do a cash advance. If it's over 500 would they consider it a cash advance if it's not allocated to a specific merchants, like a store. It's just a generic purchase so that you could spend your money in a different medium .

  • @stgbucktaylor
    @stgbucktaylor Год назад

    Not only that , also you have to pay for money orders and those prepaid cards

  • @penepatitenor
    @penepatitenor Год назад +1

    Can you sue this guy for false info? I just think people offering advice like this should be held liable for what they spread

    • @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb
      @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb 9 месяцев назад +1

      Well, go ahead. You'll lose...

    • @chrisgurl3043
      @chrisgurl3043 8 месяцев назад +1

      Definitely not. You don't have to do what he is saying

  • @stevee2639
    @stevee2639 Год назад +20

    Most places don't let you buy a gift card with a credit card

    • @Jaradis
      @Jaradis Год назад

      Most will let you buy actual gift cards, just not pure Visa gift cards.

    • @CallMeLTR
      @CallMeLTR Год назад

      Most places? You’ve never been in a Walgreens or CVS then 😂😂😂

    • @user-zy4ki5vj1e
      @user-zy4ki5vj1e Год назад

      @@CallMeLTR haha

  • @stanmoney8470
    @stanmoney8470 2 месяца назад

    Can you do this with other stores such Walmart, home depot, lowes, and target? All of them sell gift cards.

  • @deecami626
    @deecami626 Год назад +1

    Fax 💯

  • @ducklin54
    @ducklin54 Год назад

    If you put it in prepaid card , can you take the cash out instead?? I'd rather do that

  • @khill704
    @khill704 Год назад +4

    Money orders cost money. Not a good plan.

  • @monopod1784
    @monopod1784 Год назад

    you need cash to buy the money order so how does it work??

  • @mariusstave1204
    @mariusstave1204 Год назад

    Theoretically yes, but card companies which give you spending rewards are smart. I’m not exactly sure on how, but here in Norway if you buy a gift card it shows itemized as “gift card” or “paygoo” or “prepaid Visa card” on the transaction list. Credit card companies will close down your card and if not your entire account, unless you are very very smart about it.

  • @Jason-Cromey
    @Jason-Cromey Год назад

    This Manufactured spending and most credit card company’s have this in there terms of service as validation to be able to close your accounts

  • @j-amsseyes4963
    @j-amsseyes4963 3 месяца назад

    Could I use credit card on cash app to send the money to someone else and then get it back to pay it off!??

  • @Nikko2510
    @Nikko2510 Год назад +1

    Good luck buying 1000$ debit gift cards anywhere. Most places limit amounts and monitor sales because scammers try and use them often.

  • @user-lz3pf1lc8z
    @user-lz3pf1lc8z 7 месяцев назад

    If u have navy fed u can get a go prepaid debit card connect ur credit card and take out 1k a day

  • @forever_golfer1981
    @forever_golfer1981 Год назад

    How much in cash back points do I get?

  • @seanirish3378
    @seanirish3378 Год назад

    I’m not saying that this does or does not work but that is called manufactured spend and credit card companies nowadays are more and more onto this.

  • @seanb2273
    @seanb2273 Год назад

    Idk where everyone is from but you can't buy a gift card like that using credit card. Only cash and debt can be used to buy those. Same thing applies to money order.

  • @mreega4812
    @mreega4812 3 месяца назад

    This no longer works credit card companies aren't clueless and you just posted this publicly so it's nothing new

  • @Splenda2021
    @Splenda2021 Год назад

    Brilliant 😊

  • @mrk716local91
    @mrk716local91 3 месяца назад

    What about using Amex to buy money orders at usps

  • @Bitachon
    @Bitachon Год назад

    Does that really work?

  • @michaelfalgares
    @michaelfalgares 2 месяца назад

    Why couldn’t you buy the money orders with Amex and cut out the gift card?

  • @MsLJHall-PhD
    @MsLJHall-PhD Год назад

    thanks

  • @MartinZanichelli
    @MartinZanichelli Год назад

    In the European Union, this is not allowed. It is called fabricated spending. You guys are lucky in the US.

  • @Yoskio
    @Yoskio 7 месяцев назад

    And that’s how you laundry money

  • @BaileyZLeone
    @BaileyZLeone 5 месяцев назад

    Okay... what about the intrest on cards, activation fees, money order fees. At a 2% cash back on credit cards what am i actually getting? Not to menchen gas.

  • @AMR19467
    @AMR19467 5 месяцев назад

    You don’t need to buy gift cards just buy a Rolex and sell it

  • @jordanespinoza7738
    @jordanespinoza7738 6 месяцев назад

    Do not buy a gift card you’ll pay sales tax, have 1 card with 250$ cash bonus for spending 2k in 6 months with 0% balance transfer, and another card with 5% cash back on something you already buy. Use the 5% cash back on card 2 and balance transfer to card 1. You will have made 350$ from credit card churning for spending the 2k you would have spent anyways

  • @1072309man
    @1072309man 10 месяцев назад

    Yeah, this was legal at one point. But now credit card companies have cracked down on it. Unfortunately, you can't do this anymore.

  • @chrisbruce5533
    @chrisbruce5533 10 месяцев назад

    Does this still work ? Don’t know how old this video is ? Its 2023 ?

  • @elchatfield8601
    @elchatfield8601 Год назад +1

    Manufactured spending! Will get you booted from American Express

  • @itsdaejon
    @itsdaejon Год назад

    Ain't this like stealing money 😂

  • @H80989
    @H80989 Год назад +2

    You can do this with paypal lol , why the headache ?

  • @bronsonlindsey7902
    @bronsonlindsey7902 Год назад +1

    Now u hv a credit card bill.... Y

  • @idonumberzz
    @idonumberzz 10 месяцев назад

    Ahh it’s a $1 sacrifice for the money order nooooo😩🤯🤯

  • @traydastranG3x
    @traydastranG3x Месяц назад +1

    Help

  • @adventureswithadrienne
    @adventureswithadrienne 7 месяцев назад

    Oooooh I get it now lol
    12.14.2023

  • @CreativeBuilders-cw5vp
    @CreativeBuilders-cw5vp Год назад

    ye the fee to buy a money order is much more then the points

  • @mbalastago
    @mbalastago 10 месяцев назад

    Dmmm 🤯

  • @bizzzzzzle
    @bizzzzzzle Год назад

    Yes because Money orders are free

  • @ogunsan
    @ogunsan Год назад +1

    … you lose about $2-$5 buying the gift card + another $10-$15 buying the money order. No free lunch still 😂

    • @carlosr8788
      @carlosr8788 3 месяца назад

      $10-15 for a money order???? Lol. There $1 at walmart

  • @solmaramos5112
    @solmaramos5112 7 месяцев назад

    Don’t they close your account when you do that?

  • @bikinggreg
    @bikinggreg Год назад +1

    Fact check: False. The CC companies figured this scam out years ago with AAA travelers' checks.

  • @Arlene_witha_y
    @Arlene_witha_y 8 месяцев назад

    You could just use a cash advance promo offered by your credit card with 0% interest

  • @01man01truck
    @01man01truck 6 месяцев назад

    I'm pretty sure gift cards and money orders both cost money. You'll end up doing all of this and profit maybe $1.25 in points. And you'll end up burning much more than that in gas. Not to mention that if the banks catch you doing this, as mentioned by others, they will terminate your account. Even if this worked it wouldn't be worth it.

  • @jimmytwotimes4328
    @jimmytwotimes4328 5 месяцев назад

    My capital one denied the card purchase

  • @lauranyc4966
    @lauranyc4966 Год назад

    Only person making money from this video is this bold guy 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

  • @Spidey981
    @Spidey981 Год назад +1

    you did not just release this video of what a guy did and now is not allowed to be don’t to banks

  • @boogeymanw9643
    @boogeymanw9643 Год назад

    I though this page is all about helping people with credit? You just book yourself a first class oneway to never see a credit card anymore 😅

  • @fnsilly8983
    @fnsilly8983 5 месяцев назад

    Nope you dont need to do the money order part.😊

  • @timm_3r
    @timm_3r Год назад

    I hope the APR on your credit card is -10%.

  • @dhayaneshvelusamy2621
    @dhayaneshvelusamy2621 Год назад

    🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

  • @solidsnake2540
    @solidsnake2540 Год назад +2

    Just buy some gold online, then go sell it at a coin shop

  • @TracMan
    @TracMan Год назад +4

    Why people be talking about this play? Walmart will not let you buy money order with a gift card or pre paid card. It’s in their policy.

  • @AmeerCruz
    @AmeerCruz Год назад +6

    This doesn’t work. Credit cards know ways people try to turn it into money so really using Venmo with a different account to your real account with your credit card has limits of what your actually allowed to take out.

    • @DeFiBully
      @DeFiBully Год назад

      who said anything about venmo?

    • @AmeerCruz
      @AmeerCruz Год назад

      @@DeFiBully that’s one thing worth mentioning but you also can’t buy gift debt cards with credit cards

  • @jhonnrobertagustin955
    @jhonnrobertagustin955 Год назад +1

    Or just use to pay your rent.

    • @ducklin54
      @ducklin54 Год назад

      Car payment, something lol

  • @davidcrist6653
    @davidcrist6653 Год назад

    Can't I just buy a money order with my credit card?

  • @MahoneyBadger
    @MahoneyBadger 8 месяцев назад

    There are no fees involved? For the prepaid card or the money order?

    • @carlosr8788
      @carlosr8788 3 месяца назад

      Pre paid card is $3.95 and walmart money orders are $1

  • @musicinspire1745
    @musicinspire1745 Год назад +1

    Yeah, except that money orders cost money, as do those pre-paid credit cards. Anything you might have gained will be consumed in the costs of each step this yo-yo is describing. Don't believe everything you see in here!

    • @southsideofhawthorne6507
      @southsideofhawthorne6507 9 месяцев назад

      Cost $.75 in CVS😂

    • @musicinspire1745
      @musicinspire1745 9 месяцев назад

      @@southsideofhawthorne6507 Read the fine print for some of the prepaid cards for each transaction after the first one.

  • @jacklifestyle.28
    @jacklifestyle.28 Год назад

    UK VERSION?

  • @Pensnmusic
    @Pensnmusic Год назад

    Cards have widened up, there are fees on every one of these services, and virtually every cash back system has a max, just in case you do find a loophole.
    Plus, it's likely illegal under some "don't scam rich people" law a politician took a bribe to vote for.