Since the bailout money is supposed to be a "loan", I have a proposition.

[Lyric]

Pass a law that says the repayment interest rate for bailout money is equal to the average credit card interest rate for consumers as of the minute before the new credit card legislation takes effect.

If they jack our rates up to 26%, 28%, 30%....then THEY'LL owe the same amount in interest back to US.

We gave the financial sector the biggest damned credit card that this country's ever seen. They aren't the only ones who can unfairly raise rates after the fact.

[msongs]

1. now now lyric republicans will never do such a thing, nor will republican-lites nt

[tbyg52]

2. I like it, but we don't have even that much control over them.

Corporations have taken over not just this country, but the world.

[ejpoeta]

3. how about we just randomly jack up the rates like they do.

[endless october]

4. sounds good.

let the fuckers pay it back at the default rate.

my current rate is 24 percent.

[kentuck]

5. Just borrow it back...

:shrug:

[Norrin Radd]

6. kr

[Better Today]

7. Can we incorporate this into it. . . How about since they

need us to be able to spend and use credit for their futures, they should foot the bill for the jobs recovery. So maybe that extra interest instead of going into general funds is earmarked for jobs stimulus which it sounds like we aren't likely going to get.

[BigBearJohn]

8. Great idea. And don't forget the LATE fees.... could be TRILLIONS