blogs.moneycentral.msn.com — While the $700 billion bailout and presidential election have dominated the news, the U.S. House passed a major piece of credit card reform legislation. The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 passed the House on Sept. 23 by a vote of 312-112 (with nine members not voting).
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jbcseeOct 23, 2008
I'm the moron?! I was just working with the numbers you provided. To quote you, "The Disney animators were PERSONALLY responsible for $200,000,000.00 (two hundred million dollars) in top-line revenue." So is it $200,000,000 in profits from the animators or $6,000,000 from each? You've gotta get your story straight.
Closed AccountOct 23, 2008
The point I was trying to get at is that they don't give you much time between when you receive the statement and the due date sometimes. So if you're away for travel for an extended period of time and can't pay it while you're away, they don't care and slap you a late fee anyways. And no, they never have the same due date, it's always different from month-to-month.
fluxOct 24, 2008
it is about learning to live with in your means. You took out the credit card you went and bought the big screen tv and and other item and you did not read what you signed when you gladly accepted that charge card and now that you dont like the charges you want out it is time to accept responsibility for your actions, no one held a gun to your head to get that card and absolutely no one made you charge up thousands on it, so now live with the consequences
riyehnOct 24, 2008
Credit addiction, also known as "America Syndrome"
toxicityjOct 25, 2008
good luck getting a mortgage without having built some sort of credit via a credit card or loan..
Closed AccountOct 28, 2008
The government was pushing them to make these bad decisions. The government has proven over and over again that it is not good with our money. Why do we continue to let them spend it? It's time for a change. We need smaller government. They created this mess, now you want to give them even more control over our money and our lives? Do some of you really not know what is going on?