palani
8th November 2010, 05:28 AM
Question posed ... Is it morally and ethically wrong to
a) use a fiat currency?
b) use laws put in place to protect debtors?
c) be a Chinese immigrant and work the system like this?
d) not use the federal Fair Debt Collection Act yourself?
http://adask.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/2279/#more-2279
Debt Verification May Kill Fiat Currencies
In A.D. 2007, I met a Chinese immigrant at a friend’s house at Dallas,Texas. This immigrant was mature, drove a new Mercedes Benz and was reportedly rich. A year later, my friend told me a story about the immigrant.
According to my friend, the immigrant had become a successful American businessman who realized in A.D. 2007 that his business was going bankrupt. Therefore, before the approaching bankruptcy became apparent to others, he applied for and received ten new credit cards from various banks. Each card had a $25,000 spending limit. He quickly “maxed out” all ten cards by purchasing various goods and services but repaid nothing.
When the ten credit card banks asked for payment, he responded to each by saying that he’d be happy to repay—just as soon as the bank verified his alleged debts.
Reportedly, all collection efforts ceased. That Chinese immigrant will never get another credit card, of course, but he apparently succeeded in defrauding ten banks out of $250,000.
a) use a fiat currency?
b) use laws put in place to protect debtors?
c) be a Chinese immigrant and work the system like this?
d) not use the federal Fair Debt Collection Act yourself?
http://adask.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/2279/#more-2279
Debt Verification May Kill Fiat Currencies
In A.D. 2007, I met a Chinese immigrant at a friend’s house at Dallas,Texas. This immigrant was mature, drove a new Mercedes Benz and was reportedly rich. A year later, my friend told me a story about the immigrant.
According to my friend, the immigrant had become a successful American businessman who realized in A.D. 2007 that his business was going bankrupt. Therefore, before the approaching bankruptcy became apparent to others, he applied for and received ten new credit cards from various banks. Each card had a $25,000 spending limit. He quickly “maxed out” all ten cards by purchasing various goods and services but repaid nothing.
When the ten credit card banks asked for payment, he responded to each by saying that he’d be happy to repay—just as soon as the bank verified his alleged debts.
Reportedly, all collection efforts ceased. That Chinese immigrant will never get another credit card, of course, but he apparently succeeded in defrauding ten banks out of $250,000.