maybe someone of importance will readthese rants. So now they are talking of a 100billion stimulus and permanent tax cuts. If they want to protect the consumer and get him to spend how about bailing him out of his credit card debt. Visa and mastercard seem to be doing alright onthe markets. Yeah with prime at 1.5% and them charging close to 20%. What a joke......the consumer is screwed especially in the u.s. where they went into credit card debt based on the thought their homes were ever increasing. Someone's got to grab the bull by the horns and get everyone on a level playing field. If the banks, car co's, insurance co's and everyone else gets an easier ride then so should the consumer, i mean TAXPAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! who is funding everyone's free ride.