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We have a right to be outraged at 50 percent price hikes. Too bad the federal government is no longer in the business of consumer protection.
  • Of course the government doesn't care about consumer protection!

    Look at the laws they pass on behalf of Bank of America and all other banks which issue credit cards.

    Credit card companies routinely charge interest rates which are blatant forms of usury. Yet, I defy you to find a single Washington politician who would work to change that.

    The credit card companies get a free pass with their interest rates. If you or I were to do the same privately, we'd be loan sharks.