ruggerson
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:04 AM
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Why Doesn't A Dem Take On The High Interest Credit Card Banking Scam? |
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Seems to me this would be a no brainer. It fits right in with economic populism, which is what our party is supposed to be all about.
And there's no denying the banking industry is literally ripping off Joe American far more than "big government" ever did.
Let's go after "Big Banks." They're anti-freedom, anti-liberty, anti-economic growth and anti-American.
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:14 AM
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1. I would like to see that myself, |
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:18 AM
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2. because the Democrats receive lots of money from banks . . . |
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I know that Hillary Clinton, for one, generally sides with the banks and the credit card companies . . . she was in favor, for example, of changing bankruptcy law to benefit the credit card issuers . . . this was discussed here some time ago, probably a year or more . . . don't have the link . . .
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:18 AM
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3. How about the paycheck loan people. They are worse than |
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Edited on Mon Dec-06-04 12:22 AM by doc03
organized crime. (2500% or more APR) If you barrow $300 dollars you have to repay $360 on payday. The people that get these loans are the ones trying to get by on $7 an hour jobs or the ones with drinking or gambling problems.
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:26 AM
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4. I read that Kerry mentioned it once during the campaign |
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but, then, he also voted for banks to swallow one another in his home district.
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:31 AM
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:36 AM
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6. Check out PBS Frontline "Secret History of the Credit Card" |
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Mon Dec-06-04 12:37 AM
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7. Because the DLC is in on the scam! |
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Check OpenSecrets for contributions from MBNA to the DLC member of your choice.
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Mon Dec-06-04 02:12 AM
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we all wish some Democrat would do this. don't hold your breath.
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