Thursday, February 10, 2005
Beware the new Bankruptcy Legislation
Banks, credit card companies and retailers have pushed for this plan since 1997. Consumer and civil rights groups and unions say the legislation is unfair to low-income working people, single mothers, minorities and the elderly, and would remove a safety net for those who have lost their jobs or face mounting medical bills.
Democrats, meanwhile, want the bill to prohibit protesters from using bankruptcy to avoid paying court fines for blocking abortion clinics if the demonstrators knowingly violated the law.
Democrats, meanwhile, want the bill to prohibit protesters from using bankruptcy to avoid paying court fines for blocking abortion clinics if the demonstrators knowingly violated the law.
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