tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post6539257730732319604..comments2023-10-31T06:44:26.393-07:00Comments on Billings Blog: No tearsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-59287373638987616032008-11-20T09:08:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:08:00.000-08:00I'm no Bidenite.I'm no Bidenite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-1705571107929819692008-11-19T09:58:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:58:00.000-08:00Mark,Yes, it will be interesting to see if, as you...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Yes, it will be interesting to see if, as you say, "the new Democratic congress has the temerity to take on the credit card issuers,"<BR/><BR/>It might be easier this time around because one of the obstacles - Sen. Joe Biden - now no longer belongs to the legislative branch of government.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget - he's from Delaware, home of MNBA. And, a few years ago, when Congress Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-80263546943469789982008-11-19T08:49:00.000-08:002008-11-19T08:49:00.000-08:00Vice President Biden might represent a stumbling b...Vice President Biden might represent a stumbling block to new credit card legislation, though perhaps he'll be less in the thrall of credit card banks now that he no longer has to represent their interests in congress.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306126693369065449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-11813430162158816652008-11-18T14:23:00.000-08:002008-11-18T14:23:00.000-08:00I don't know if you are aware of this, David, but ...I don't know if you are aware of this, David, but people who have many cards and miss a payment on one of them will find that the interest rates are jacked up on all of them. <BR/><BR/>It would be very easy to make that sort of behavior illegal. Just pass a law. We'll see if the new Democratic congress has the temerity to take on the credit card issuers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-50067106269861721582008-11-18T11:28:00.000-08:002008-11-18T11:28:00.000-08:00i owned my own business for years and my motto was...i owned my own business for years and my motto was to never reward bad behavior. it works. if everyone did this we could burn all the "weeds" that have choked off our economy and start producing again. the bush years of rewarding bad behavior (greed, fear, hatred) have left us in this mess. we need to burn the weeds out to start a good crop again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-71685139496368502812008-11-18T09:36:00.000-08:002008-11-18T09:36:00.000-08:00I've has the same problem with Bank One and also c...I've has the same problem with Bank One and also cancelled. My current card is paid through the Internet and gives me no problems. The Card is handy as I pay it off every month.jcurmudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195007971789770276noreply@blogger.com