Bankruptcy...
Please refer back to this post. Note down at the bottom, the CNN/Money article (that's gone now, btw) that discusses bankruptcy and medical bills. That post is talking about health care reform, but it ties in nicely to the Senate's recent foray into bankruptcy reform. These are the senators that decided to screw you over. I wonder if they are considering any sort of corporate bankruptcy reform, or are they only interested in humping the working class?
Support the troops? Is there an exclusion for military personnel? Nope. And if anyone happens to be paying attention to the troops, they'd know that the reservists go to Iraq often making a pittance compared to their private sector jobs. Military become victims of predatory lenders. But Republicans and 14 democrats are OK with that, I guess.
Republicans (and 14 democrats) don't give a shit about you and me. If they were REALLY concerned about curbing bankruptcies in this country, they'd do something about the 1000% interest "payday loan" places that pop up. (While I'm on this topic, why aren't the nice Christians protesting THIS sin. Usuries are quite frowned upon. Won't find Phelps or Falwell or Dobson picketing the local "Cash Title Loan" shop though, will you?). Each month, I receive about 45 credit card offers in the mail. If the Senate really cared about curbing bankruptcies they'd do something about the credit card companies. Now, I know that no one makes someone open the envelope, send in the application and max out the card. But people in desparate situatons do desparate things.
But it's done. Hopefully the House version won't reconcile and we cand find some Dems with some balls that will stand up to the republicans and their "democrats are the party of NO" crap and say, "you got that straight. When you are trying to screw over the kids, the elderly, the working class, you can bet your bottom dollar I'm in the party of NO and proud of it!" But there isn't a democrat like that out there, is there?
So, dear Senators -- you've had your vote on consumer bankruptcy. How 'bout makin' it harder for corporations to file bankruptcy now, huh?
Support the troops? Is there an exclusion for military personnel? Nope. And if anyone happens to be paying attention to the troops, they'd know that the reservists go to Iraq often making a pittance compared to their private sector jobs. Military become victims of predatory lenders. But Republicans and 14 democrats are OK with that, I guess.
Republicans (and 14 democrats) don't give a shit about you and me. If they were REALLY concerned about curbing bankruptcies in this country, they'd do something about the 1000% interest "payday loan" places that pop up. (While I'm on this topic, why aren't the nice Christians protesting THIS sin. Usuries are quite frowned upon. Won't find Phelps or Falwell or Dobson picketing the local "Cash Title Loan" shop though, will you?). Each month, I receive about 45 credit card offers in the mail. If the Senate really cared about curbing bankruptcies they'd do something about the credit card companies. Now, I know that no one makes someone open the envelope, send in the application and max out the card. But people in desparate situatons do desparate things.
But it's done. Hopefully the House version won't reconcile and we cand find some Dems with some balls that will stand up to the republicans and their "democrats are the party of NO" crap and say, "you got that straight. When you are trying to screw over the kids, the elderly, the working class, you can bet your bottom dollar I'm in the party of NO and proud of it!" But there isn't a democrat like that out there, is there?
So, dear Senators -- you've had your vote on consumer bankruptcy. How 'bout makin' it harder for corporations to file bankruptcy now, huh?
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