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To: Mamzelle
If an institution lends money to people it knows likely can't pay it back, it not only shouldn't get our help in bankruptcy court, it oughta land 'em in jail.

But doesn't this assume that the individual is incapable of making decisions for himself? If we accept that as a premise it has profound implications for a free society.

54 posted on 01/29/2004 6:34:20 AM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Prodigal Son
Free society?

Where do YOU live?

Lemme tell ya, I'm getting more socialist every day. I'm a conservative Republican, y'know, and that means more money for the National Endowment for the Arts, Big spending programs in prescrip drugs, open borders and amnesty--

You can get all theoretical and libertarian on me--but I say that a lending institution has responsibilities of its own. And if it goofs up, they shouldn't have brand new bankruptcy laws to help them out.

62 posted on 01/29/2004 6:45:05 AM PST by Mamzelle
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