http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/feature/394 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:51:07 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bigthink.com/features/394 sss4r<br /><br />I sympathise with your concerns about banks and politicians.<br /><br />However, I think it is up to individuals to act responsibly and not expose ourselves by thoughtlessly flying too close to the wind. <br />We a big boys and girls and if there are some naughtly kids in the play ground we should play with someone else. Bigthink Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:34:00 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/features/394/#15272 http://www.bigthink.com/features/394 This is sound advice; however, it's not solely about personal responsibility--banks such as Chase are charging up to 30% interest on credit cards as soon as you make your first (likely) mistake of making a payment late. Democrats, such as Hillary Clinton, voted in favor of legislation that legalized this predatory practice, which is one of the reasons I withdrew recently from the party. Bigthink Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:07:16 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/features/394/#14642