Somethings have changed. Not ALL things. Yes, Alliant is still giving rewards at SIMON for VGC purchases. Yes, there are still pre-paid debit gift cards that work to pay Citibank. Maybe your argument is that someone is not getting rewards from Alliant for purchases, but that would be a case by case basis it seems, not a complete representation of everyone with an Alliant CC. Just like some prepaids don't work for paying CitiBank and some STILL do. I'm not making false statements. These are facts that are recent as of this week.