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A montage of some of my digital artwork.
Recently I recieved letters from the Credit card companies which I have cards with. These letters told me in so many frosting covered words that we are jacking up your rates. Well I am what you would call an excellent customer. I never missed a payment, was never late for a payment and always paid way more than the minimum. What a sham being the good citizen is, I actually thought it meant something, boy was I wrong.
All these banks recieved the largest taxpayer bailout in U.S. history and at the same time that the Federal Reserve has lowered short-term interest rates that banks pay to near zero percent, the same banks are charging consumers outrageous fees and sky-high interest rates on credit cards and other loans.
Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and American Express recently notified customers that their interest rates are going up, in some cases to 30 percent, if a single payment is missed. They also are jacking-up interest rates on consumers who pay their bills on time and never go over their credit card limit.
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PORCA MISERIA!!!!
I know resistence is futile..
That is why.. now.. we pay cash.
Mostly.
Say…. your work is really a flash. See there a new giant “Robby”..investing the money others invest in perpetuating the temples of the invest…ion.
This air raid is prosecuting the needed souls, and the lady inside the door advicing us that money and sex are equally tamed in a dance… while the guardians…. seemingly animals perpetuating inconsciousness…will avoid any one to climb to where just the most powerful and black hearts will get to.
Greed and misery..for the others.
Rosa (fantastic, Larry… )
thanks Rosa, Yes I do like my Robbies, by the way your comment was excellent as usual, I use alot of cash these days and try to use the cards only when necessary, Always a good comment from you, you definitely have the gift.
– Larry Butterworth
Excellent image Larry.
This issue greatly worries me. My wife and I have survived the last 6 years by juggling 0% credit cards. As one is about to lapse we roll the balance to another that has a year of 0%. We have known that it would not last forever, but with a business and a house during these difficult times we are fairly trapped in the cycle unless we want to loose it all.
We are living in a bad Sci-Fi story where the large corporations take over the planet and turn the worlds citizens into Money Slaves.
Nothing will change until the upper middle class start to feel the losses that the middle has been feeling for the past twenty-five years and that the poor have felt since the beginning of time.
Sam Dantone
Thanks Sam, I did a lot of what you did also, moving debt around to the lowest bidder, it worked quite well and by the way there are still options out there if you look hard enough.
– Larry Butterworth
Citibank, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and American Express recently notified customers that their interest rates are going up, in some cases to 30 percent, if a single payment is missed. They also are jacking-up interest rates on consumers who pay their bills on time and never go over their credit card limit.
Sears did it too = ( Bunch Of BS
I Love what you did here!
Thanks a lot, Ya I would like to tear mine up and keep one for emergencies.
– Larry Butterworth
This is brilliant Larry… love all of the little details. – and so true…practically extortion really.
Always a pleasure Rebecca, Thanks
– Larry Butterworth
A brilliant piece of Art Larry ! I love Rosa’s detailed and perceptive examination of the image.
Yes, it’s amazing and also morally wrong that those companies are hiking up the rates while they are getting such a great deal on finance to bolster their own financial strength. The little people struggle under the burden of debt.
I avoid debt at all costs now. A card is just an emergency back up system for me now.
Yes I agree James, cash is the way to go, Thanks a lot
– Larry Butterworth
Fabulous work Larry – excellent XX
Sheila
thanks many times, Sheila
– Larry Butterworth
fantastic work Larry!
I’m honored to be featured in Core Ushna, Thanks so much
– Larry Butterworth
Congrats great to be featured with your amazing works.
Thank you for the honor Jen, much appreciated
– Larry Butterworth
Excellent image Larry!! Congrats on the features also!! :)
many thanks to you again, Regards
– Larry Butterworth