Opinion

We need protection against high rates

Posted January 06, 2009 10:00 pm

When is the state going to protect its people from credit card percentage rates? There are 16 states that have caps on credit card rates.

Our representatives and senators have done nothing for the middle class and seniors of this state. Not one bill or legislation on credit cards. Do the banks run our representatives or do the people?

Let's go after these representatives and get them out of office if they do not represent us. Remember, "yes, we can." Well, let's do it.

The only thing we can do now is boycott the cards and banks after all the money they took from us taxpayers and then turned around and raised interest rates. We are nothing but a pack of sheep being led around by two parties that don't care about anything but the trash that has ruined this country. We are being squeezed to death by percentage rates that Al Capone wouldn't charge. He was a crook so what are these credit card companies called?

We as taxpayers paid for their debt. Who is going to pay for our interest on debts? We the people have lost without compensation. People can't afford food and medical aid, but your credit card companies got their bailout.

Terrance Hoffman

West Dundee

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