Reply #14: Big-time DINO! [View All]

[kcass1954]

I'm in Florida, and he's getting worse and worse.

Agreed that we need to protect those who are victims of identity theft. But we also need to protect people who file banko due to illness, death of a spouse, job loss, military service, and countless other legitimate reasons that are beyond their control.

And what about those people who keep getting credit cards simply because the credit card companies keep giving them out? Is the credit card industry willing to admit any wrongdoing or complacency on their part?

My 18-year-old son just got a credit card. And you may be thinking, "So?" He's still in high school and does not have a job. I'm his only means of support. How does this happen?

He doesn't know that he has it. I get the mail every day, and I just set it aside without telling him about it. I haven't decided what to do with it yet, but I don't think he's ready to handle that type of responsibility yet. And I'm certainly not in a position to be able to pay someone else's credit card bill.