A poll commissioned for Cohen's group found that 68 percent of 1,000 men and women surveyed in October wanted to reduce military spending by 15 percent and use it for something else. During the presidential primary, in which campaign finance reform has become a much-talked item, Money Watch has focused on educating voters about campaign contributions from groups that have a special interest in major policy issues in Washington. Three more reports are to come before the Feb. 1 New Hampshire presidential primary. Campbell said the Money Watch findings will be available in a voters' guide distributed through the state's major newspapers on Jan. 23. Money Watch, a joint effort by citizen activists in Iowa and New Hampshire, says credit card companies want federal bankruptcy laws changed so they can have a bigger share of whatever funds are to be paid back to lenders.
Consumer groups say the trouble is credit cards are too easy to get in the first place.
Scariest of all may be the facts in the report about the impact of flashing plastic money around. And that only covers charges for the top 41 credit card lenders. A record 1.4 million people and businesses filed for bankruptcy last year, including 5,000 in New Hampshire and 10,000 in Iowa. Please include home and work telephone numbers.