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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 01:48 AM Original message |
Please list the consequences of bankruptcy as a direct result of a medical condition. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. you get an unexpected sense of relief |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. In Florida not much. |
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Snazzy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. start of a list |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Thank you. n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Foregoing home and car repairs and maintenance |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. Uh no, when you file BK creditor harassment CEASES |
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Snazzy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-31-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I'm not pushing anything |
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Snazzy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-31-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. or to put it better for purposes of the list |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
5. I went bankrupt in 1996 |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. You further lose the ability to pay for massive medical bills... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Good point. n/t |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. We did it twice. Not much happened either time. We started getting |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Were both your bankruptcies due to medical expenses? n/t |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 06:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Yes. Both due to my wife's illnesses. The first was begun before we |
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mdavies013 (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
8. I would first try to negotiate with your creditors... |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. Some hospitals have begun to check people's credit reports when they walk in the door. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Whoa! Really? Whatta Country. |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I even saw a TV commercial by a CC company about how they are there "to help" |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. You should consider posting that as its own thread. n/t |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
10. Depending on the possibility or degree of disability, they may never recover! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. All because of medical bills? n/t |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-31-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Chronic illness is extremely expensive, especially for those who are unable to work. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. Bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years but.... |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Interesting... |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm starting to wonder if the horrible utter awfulness that bankruptcy supposedly is is overrated. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Bankruptcy is the preferable option for many people. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-31-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
41. It was for my husband and I. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. I'm guessing that some of the stories are about bankruptcy in general ... |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. We started getting credit card apps in the mail about 2 months |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
17. You get rid of that most idiotic American idea that your stuff defines who you are |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Not having a "credit rating" can be very liberating. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. We don't need no steenkin' credit. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
18. We lost the house we built. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. . |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Thanks |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. I'm sorry. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
22. Since our glorious leaders passed the foul "Bankruptcy Reform Act", it has become far more difficult |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. If you get the chance to finish the list please post it. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-31-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. As our transformation from citizens to consumers has progressed, |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
23. Worse than bankruptcy: too poor to afford a bankruptcy lawyer. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Good point. Thank you. n/t |
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