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eib1

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Fri Feb-08-08 08:00 AM
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19. I haven't used credit cards in more than 10 years.

I don't miss them at all. I stick with debit, check or cash and I'm happy.
I wish it was a mass movement.
It should have started years ago.

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-House Democrats Offer Credit Card Rights Bill	Purveyor	Feb-07-08 06:40 PM	#0
- Something has got to be done about these slimy companies.	Fed_Up_Grammy	Feb-07-08 06:42 PM	#1
- I agree.	mattfromnossa	Feb-07-08 09:46 PM	#15
- I have done something about my credit card companies, paid them off	Craftsman	Feb-08-08 08:16 AM	#21
- And this bit of legislation is not enough. n/t	goodgd_yall	Feb-08-08 03:27 PM	#28
- Last year, I paid off a Household Bank credit card and 2 months later	ursi	Feb-07-08 06:43 PM	#2
- We need a cap on the interest rates and fees. This is a very minor first step.	jlake	Feb-07-08 06:45 PM	#3
- Yes indeed there needs to be caps on interest and fees. This is a winning issue for the DEMS	Purveyor	Feb-07-08 06:53 PM	#5
- Yep. It's the least they could do...	Orsino	Feb-08-08 09:07 AM	#22
- notice of interest changes means diddly shit	Donnachaidh	Feb-07-08 06:46 PM	#4
- Agree 100%.	jlake	Feb-07-08 06:56 PM	#6
- Absolutely----we need to stop the practice of "universal default"	goodgd_yall	Feb-08-08 03:26 PM	#27
- Wanna say "NO" to the credit card companies? Tear up you card!	Dover	Feb-07-08 07:11 PM	#7
- OK, ... can I borrow the cash to pay them off, I'm a little strapped right now?	Sam Ervin jret	Feb-07-08 07:31 PM	#10
- It's Almost Impossible to Rent a Car Without a Credit Card	AndyTiedye	Feb-07-08 07:44 PM	#11
- Uh...the banks just LOVE to have us using debit cards as well	Wednesdays	Feb-07-08 08:45 PM	#12
- Maybe we should switch to euros.	eib1	Feb-08-08 08:01 AM	#20
- Thanks for the links. I haven't run into the overdraft/charge issue.	Dover	Feb-08-08 03:00 PM	#24
- I haven't used credit cards in more than 10 years.	eib1	Feb-08-08 08:00 AM	#19
- I'm sure Biden	NeoConsSuck	Feb-07-08 07:18 PM	#8
- He's a bastard for this. Unbelievable that he and the others could	roguevalley	Feb-07-08 09:27 PM	#13
- Big Whoop!	KT2000	Feb-07-08 07:31 PM	#9
- Exactly. nt	Miss Chybil	Feb-07-08 09:32 PM	#14
- yes!!	shanti	Feb-07-08 09:55 PM	#16
- window dressing . . . and even this minimum stuff won't pass . . . n/t	OneBlueSky	Feb-08-08 05:40 AM	#17
- Are these the same weasels that voted in the fraudulent bankruptcy law?	bemildred	Feb-08-08 07:10 AM	#18
- How about just dumping the little Biden endorsed new bankruptcy law...	Javaman	Feb-08-08 02:50 PM	#23
- This is something that should be brought	eib1	Feb-08-08 03:05 PM	#25
- "The legislation does not set a cap..."	ljm2002	Feb-08-08 03:19 PM	#26

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