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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (91572)	4/8/2001 11:46:11 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

<<one friend of his ran up $98k on an amx in order to gain bankruptcy "leverage." when he told amx he would pay them if they left his card open, they closed it.>> While I don't support skipping out on legitimately incurred debts, to some degree the credit card companies have brought it on themselves by 1) Excessive marketing of cards 2) lax credit background/underwriting standards and 3) supporting the new BK bill (to the extent of heavily lobbying for it). Of course, I'm sure AmEX is far from finished with their collection efforts on your friend's balance, and they've almost certainly gone medieval on his credit report.