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Mike 03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 06:25 PM
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Just curious: Why did so many of you disbelieve Bernanke when he warned that ramming
Edited on Sun May-24-09 06:27 PM by Mike 03
through credit card legislation would backfire and hurt those among us least capable of withstanding the termination of a line of credit?

I'm listening...
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 06:33 PM
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1. Because none of us trusted Bernanke either!
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 08:54 PM
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2. Ben "the fundamentals are sound" Bernanke?
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 08:55 PM
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3. Perhaps you didn't notice that was happening WITHOUT the legislation?
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 08:57 PM
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5. but now the banks can blame the democrats for passing a mild bill
instead of passing what should have been passed!

Good job Democrats!
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 08:56 PM
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4. I don't know maybe because he's a disciple of Greenspan
and that fucker lied to us for 16 years?
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 08:57 PM
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6. Is this a joke?
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 09:06 PM
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7. God I hope so
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anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 09:07 PM
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8. I don't trust bankers at all. They are scum. nt
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