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MSNBC: Should Texas leave the union?
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[quote:babba 658938:MV83NzI1NDZfMTE4ODM5NzlfMkI4MjA5NDA=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 641105] there's a point when the cons outweigh the pros of any situation. and texas is just at about that point with the usa imo. I doubt most Texans feel that way. I live in Texas and the last few days have made a stink by daring to fax the White House, Ron Pauls office, the FDIC, and this is the short list! Chase Bank, and Credit One Bank(among others) are applying fees to small account holders; siezing funds they claim as fees, social security checks(which is a felony)marking fees as "merchandise" and "transactions" on the bill so it reflects a purchase instead of a fee. This has been ongoing since o8' but ESCALATED AFTER the bail out! The reporting agency told me themselves a)the complaints are in the 10's of thousands, b)it is small accounts and they are wiped out c)they can't do anything---but here's a list to report the instances to! I make $1000.00 (1) payment a month, they took $800.00 out of my deposit..I have three kids and we litterally went hungry. I turned in the error on the statement, the deposit slip, the whole nine yards, indisputably it was an accounting error. But they have a policy--screw you! Credit One just made the mistake of refusing a)to keep an agreement made by its own customer service b)refusing to remove a $29.00 fee for a $6.00 fee! I canceled them too. Quite simply, I usually only use a card for emergencies. That is the way it is supposed to be. However these companies want you to pay monthly, so that they can add a monthly fee,[b] plus a late fee[/b]if you dont pay the first fee on time. This is because they report the fee as income. In fact it is nearly 75% of their income--is unjustified "late fees" GARNISHED through what is commonly refered to as "creative accounting"(the fee of the fee...) Chase just reported a $2.5? billion dollar first quarter [b]PROFIT[/b] They are raping the millions of Texans who simply don't make high wages. That little fee will literally lead to starvation of a great majority of working class poor--the majority of Texas. So I'm not so sure if standing up and saying "Look, we can't follow these crooks and call it leadership" then we might just have to say that vodoo word "secession". We might have to take a stand and say no. It usually involves a fight, either verbally or otherwise. But the point is simply this, "if one man jumps off a cliff, do you jump too?" [/quote] Compass bank does this.Put your money in Frost bank of San Antonio.They have integrity. [/quote]
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Linked MSNBC article:
Dems: Texas governor should reject secession
Perry says state doesn't want to secede but adds, 'who knows'
AUSTIN, Texas - In a state that once was its own nation, a Republican governor who talked about secession without completely dismissing the idea has Democratic lawmakers in an uproar. ...
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