This weeks poll is on the new bankruptcy bill signed by President Bush and what you think about it.
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Your choices are:
- It's Really Unfair
- Indifferent
- Serves Those Credit Card Users Right!
You can comment below on the lack of options, my choice of options or any other complaining you want to do.
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I wonder how many of those 66% have had catastophic medical bills, become divorced, lost their savings to corporations or have given up their jobs to serve overseas, while their family is left to live on food stamps like the 25,000 reservists now in Iraq.
Prior to the passage, it was widely known that of all the personal bankruptcy's filed, 3% were fraudulent or due to people simply trying to get out of their bills. The remaining 97% are due to catastophic medical bills, loss of jobs, or because they were ordered overseas.
Read the bill and you'll find there is absolutely NO protection for these military families, many people will be forced to give up their homes, transportation, child care, etc.
The only benificiaries will be the banks and crfedit companies.
Congratulations folks, your representatives and your president just placed (once again) corporations profits above your right to life, liberty and the persuit of happiness. I wish you all luck.
Posted by: deccles on April 26, 2005 08:34 PM
Clarification: When I say 25,000 reservists and their families, I refer to the total number of reservists and families wo have been forced to rely on foodstamps while the husband and/or mother serves over seas in Iraq and Afganistan. Reservists make up 40% of the total presence. Of approx. 150,000 total, 65,000 +/- are reservists. That means nearly half the families are on foodstamps. Very SAD.
Posted by: deccles on April 26, 2005 08:39 PM
