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Sun Aug-21-05 04:54 PM
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Secret History of the Credit Card |
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PBS Frontline Special...show can be viewed online or read transcript: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/credit/view/
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Sun Aug-21-05 05:17 PM
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I'm going to read it now. Sounds fascinating.
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Sun Aug-21-05 05:35 PM
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2. watching now-- almost finished.... |
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Man I'm glad I'm not playing that game anymore!
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Sun Aug-21-05 05:43 PM
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I'm one of the industy's "worst" customers. I pay my card off every month. I can do that because I may be a liberal in politics but I'm not a liberal in my spending habits. I'm a child of the "Great Depression'! Cheap ass bobbie
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Sun Aug-21-05 07:44 PM
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5. I've Paid My Credit Card Off Every Month For 20 Years Now |
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The industry must hate me.
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Sun Aug-21-05 05:44 PM
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4. wow-- that was awesome.... |
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Sun Aug-21-05 10:08 PM
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6. excellent recommendation |
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I saw this when it first aired.
There are other Frontlines that *must see*. Tax Me if you Can, Dot Con, Enron
These guys do fantastic work and I wish they were mandatory viewing by every American.
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Sun Aug-21-05 10:11 PM
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7. 5 hours later, and I'm still reading. |
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There is so much information there, lots of related links, and Elizabeth Warren is wonderful.
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Sun Aug-21-05 11:15 PM
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8. Well you ought to be an expert by now! |
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You can probably give seminars on the subject. :P
A subject we can't learn enough about. So good of Frontline to clue us in.
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Sun Aug-21-05 11:36 PM
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10. I've learned enough that I can branch out from my |
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previous lecture of pay it off, pay it off, pay it off. Now, after having said pay it off, I can talk about other predatory lending practices. :)
Most subprime mortgages are second mortgages. I thought that was very interesting. Disproves lenders' claims that subprime mortgages make mortgages available to more people.
Okay, now I can go back to saying pay it off. :)
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Sun Aug-21-05 11:52 PM
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11. Amen. If you're gonna play, then ya gots ta pay.... don't delay. |
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Mon Aug-22-05 12:29 AM
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12. Something catchy like that should be printed |
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on every credit card. :) And not in fine print.
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Sun Aug-21-05 11:17 PM
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9. More great online PBS Frontline shows here > |
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