900 Billion Dollars in Credit Card Debt?


	900 Billion Dollars in Credit Card Debt?

constantskeptic

11-5-2007 7:44 PM

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credit crunch, credit, debt, credit cards, yahoo finance

constantskeptic says:

I say everyone not pay their credit cards... the banks will go under and create mass chaos... like fight club sort of....

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11-6-2007 7:12 AM

abailart

Good idea.

11-6-2007 2:13 PM

meijimi

Hell, yeah.....MAKE 'EM PAY!!!! MAKE 'EM PAY!!!!

11-7-2007 7:51 PM

davboz

Make THEM pay?
Think about it
We pay every time another irresponsible dip gets out of control with credit and when he blows it off, unable to pay it.
That is not the answer. Pay your bill, Get out of debt, and destroy the cards if you have a compulsion. Throw away the mail offers and stay out of debt.

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