Re: Can playing covers get you sued?

Just for the heck of it, Mike, explain why people should be able to run up huge credit-card balances for purchases of unessential items and then be able to discharge the obligation to pay using the government's bankruptcy courts? What is the moral basis for expecting credit-card companies to absorb those costs and bear those losses?

Considering the morals and ethics shown by the credit card compaines, I'd say it's tit for tat. They charge exorbitant interest rates, give cards to college and even high school students, engage in predatory lending practices, etc.
Just for the record, I've never had a credit card and have no plans for ever getting one....

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Are you going to answer my questions?
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