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There's a bankrupcty reform bill currentlly winding its way through Congress. The bill makes it harder for consumers to declare bankruptcy, even though the the two main reasons for bankruptcy in the US today are medical bills (even for those with insurance) and shady lending practices by credit card companies.

The funny thing is, the avowedly religious President and many who style themselves as both Christians and conservatives are driving this bill onward. The reason it's funny is that they deflect criticism of the bill by saying, well, if people buy too much crap on high interest cards, it's their own fault. The reason that's funny is that, well, the Bible is pretty clear that usury - the charging of excessive interest - is a no-no. Back in the day, see, that was one of the main forms of debt servitude. Not much changes. Except that many so-called Christians seem to think it's a great idea.

It's funny, for a minute I was going to ask how the administration gets away with pretending to be observant Christians when their actions say otherwise at every turn. Oh, that's right, it's because they are fucking liars.