What is Van Hollen's Plan for Consumer Protection?
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Late last week a Delaware credit card company paid the State of Wisconsin $740,000 to settle a suit filed against them for abusive debt-collection practices and other violations. The company has more than 30,000 card customers in Wisconsin. The small news item reminded me of how when J.B. Van Hollen takes office, consumers will be on their own.
J.B. Van Hollen spent almost all of his time saying two general things, that he is going to run around the state fighting crime (a cross between a glorified DA and a superhero), and that he would drop the lawsuit that was filed against a cranberry grower who was a client of his law firm and whose family members gave him campaign cash.
Van Hollen has said next to nothing about his plans for the consumer protection aspect of his job or even if he considers it part of the duties of his office. It looks like the big bucks that Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce spent on their candidate was a good investment and will now pay off for them. If Van Hollen does not plan on giving his financiers a pass then exactly where is his plan for consumer protection? If we don't find out soon, we can probably assume that consumers will be left out in the cold while corporate interests get the VIP treatment.
*This was originally posted on One Blog on 12/4/06.
J.B. Van Hollen spent almost all of his time saying two general things, that he is going to run around the state fighting crime (a cross between a glorified DA and a superhero), and that he would drop the lawsuit that was filed against a cranberry grower who was a client of his law firm and whose family members gave him campaign cash.
Van Hollen has said next to nothing about his plans for the consumer protection aspect of his job or even if he considers it part of the duties of his office. It looks like the big bucks that Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce spent on their candidate was a good investment and will now pay off for them. If Van Hollen does not plan on giving his financiers a pass then exactly where is his plan for consumer protection? If we don't find out soon, we can probably assume that consumers will be left out in the cold while corporate interests get the VIP treatment.
*This was originally posted on One Blog on 12/4/06.
