Comments on: New ODP legislation

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:22:48 +0000

I am so tired of this type of thing going on, please quite taking things away that help us you dumb dumb man. Let me tell you when I am at the grocery store and I need to pay the bill and I don’t have to worry that my check or ATM won’t be turned down, I don’t care what the Bank charges me for this coverage, I just need food, or gas or whatever… get a life, just like I am trying to

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:19:22 +0000

Does Mr. Dodd not know that trying to float a check to make ends meet doesn’t exist today? Without this benefit from Banks a lot of people can’t make it from payday to payday. If I need a tire fixed on my car so I can get to work on Wed and I don’t get paid until Friday with this benefit I can have confidence my check won’t bounce and I can get to work so I can pay my bills and feed my family… obviously Mr. Dodd doens’t understand the BENEFITS of this type of program, or what it is like to have to live on a limited income..Hello your job is to take care of the people , one time the Banks are doing something right and you take it away..

By: Jon Schultz

Jon Schultz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:12:35 +0000

I think Dodd is trying to bolster his reelection prospects at the expense of freedom of commerce. The opt-in idea is good – and make sure consumers are clearly informed of the charges – but prices are best determined by competition, not activists or politicians.