AND I WANT THAT EVIL FUCKING CORPORATE FASCIST BANKRUPTCY REFORM REPEALED!

[Floogeldy]

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[Morgana LaFey]

1. Good idea. Truth to tell, there's not much that happened in the

last 6 years that doesn't need to be UNdone, REdone, thrown out completely or fixed in one way or twenty.

[Hissyspit]

2. Wasn't there much Dem support for that?

I'm in absolute agreement with you, but doesn't seem like it will be a high priority.

[Nite Owl]

5. One word

Biden.

[Raster]

7. Senator MasterBank National Association

Yeah, that one.

[donco6]

3. Strategically, that's a fantastic idea.

The Dems are very worried about the bills they put forward in the next few years - they don't want to fulfill any of the fear prophecies the Republicans put forward during the campaign (they'll raise taxes! Appease the terrorists! Kill the economy! blah blah). But this item is one that I believe would be popular with the vast majority of people.

I hope they do it.

[Floogeldy]

9. For the people, it is a fantastic idea.

The ability of individuals (not corporations) to get a financial fresh start has been a constant in American law until recently. Unforseen illness or medical bills, divorce, severe economic downturns, and credit card companies handing out cards with outrageous interest rates to anything breathing have precipitated the need for Chapter 7 bankruptcies more than ever. However, the neocons graced the corporate fascists with the recent bankruptcy reform so they could continue to exploit people and, in addition, enslave them for the rest of their lives.

Dems, please repeal this bullshit reform NOW!

[DaveJ]

4. Another attack on the middle class

To be fair though an alternative would be more sensitivity to the financial burdens middle class Americans experience. For instance there should be more restrictions on predatory lenders. Ridiculous hospital bills for unforeseen events should not destroy peoples' lives. It should be easier to obtain affordable loans for essentials like education, homes, and automobiles, and to keep them in the event of an uncontrollable financial disaster. In other words, people should know that if they work hard, they can achieve the American dream no matter what.

[earth mom]

6. I'm with you 100%!

:kick:

[kedrys]

17. I'm with you 250%!!

We're putting our paperwork together to file Chapter 7, and we should have done it before the verdammt "reforms" passed - but our situation was not nearly as dire as it is now. A level playing field would be nice.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

8. I agree & lets go after the those that are hiring illegal aliens

& put some of them in jail. If there are no jobs available then a lot of illegal aliens will not come. A big part of the immigration solution that the repukes will not enforce.

[Hawkowl]

10. Better than a tax break

Stricter regulation of credit cards, late fees, and loan shark interest rates could easily result in more dollars in middle class pockets. A crackdown on predatory lenders would actually boost the economy far more than tax cuts for millionaires.

[Floogeldy]

12. You are SO correct, hawkowl88.

Credit card companies are given free reign to exploit people and fuck them incessantly with interest and late fees. It is anti-American the way those companies are allowed to behave.

[upi402]

11. done

next item?

[Floogeldy]

13. Thank you.

:)

Next item: Medical marijuana. MAKE THE FEDS BUTT OUT. It is a medical thing.

[upi402]

16. I think there are some Republicans who need their medicine

today!
:bounce: :party: :toast: :bounce:

[Floogeldy]

21. Heh heh.

:beer: :9

[kedrys]

18. No, thank YOU!

And make damnshure the workplace nazis can't do a thing about my piss tests coming back positive if I have an actual prescription for the chronic.

I'd vote for that thrice. :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

14. Amen, Floog!!!!

The sooner, the better!

[Floogeldy]

15. U know what I'm typing about, SeattleGirl.

:thumbsup: :hi:

[Mythsaje]

19. I HATE that bill...

I'd like to see its repeal on the table before they're in office more than a month.

[Maven]

20. AND ANOTHER THING

...

I forgot what I was going to say. ;)

[alittlelark]

22. Pelosi will be all over this - IF WE TELL HER TO BE!!

Great idea!

[fujiyama]

23. There was absolutely no justification for that bill

It was an abomination, passed simply to protect an already extremely profitable, wealthy, unscrupulous, and greedy industry.

Even the New Republic opposed it...and they kissed a lot of republican ass and attacked liberals an awful lot in recent years.

[Luminous Animal]

24. Don't be so naive.

It passed because Dem's voted for it.

Choose our battles wisely.

Pick the issues off one by one...

Don't over reach.

[boston bean]

25. me freakin too!

[Laelth]

26. Amen.

That's a very bad law. I worked for a federal bankruptcy judge during the time the law went into effect, and it's a travesty. It needs to go.

-Laelth