I decided to post a snark filled rant on my Facebook page about the "evils" of the CFPB, and decided it needed a broader audience, I have brought it here to you my fellow Kosacks! Follow me bellow the orange squiggle of death (whatever) for my tale of big government woe! This will be short and painless.
The evil Barack Obama and the wretched U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren strike again! What dastardly deed did they foist upon the American people this time? They had the sheer audacity and unmitigated gall to setup the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help people like me fight back against the random "debt collector" that sent me a bill on behalf of Comcast for $70 for a debit I supposedly owe from... wait for it... 2008! Yup, apparently it took 7 years for Comcast to even try to collect money from me despite the fact that I am currently and have never stopped being their customer since then. I'm not buying it... I pay my bills. It sounds VERY shady to me, hence my first stop after calling them (lot of good that did) was to www.consumerfinance.gov. There you have it... BIG SCARY EVIL GOVERNMENT in action having the nerve to stand up for average american citizens! Now I totally understand why Republicans did all they could to stop this nightmare bureaucracy! We have to protect big corporations and shady fly by night debt collectors from government intrusion! Thank you shady debt collector for trying to extort money from me by threatening my credit! Thank you Comcast for looking out for your customers as usual, may you grow larger and your profits soar!
::OK, I'm out of breath now... /rant::
Like I'm sure many of you... I have several right wing friends on the ol' Facebook... I can feel the pressure in their head growing now!
In case you are looking for help fighting crap like this yourself... here is all the bureaucracy you will have to wade through, a simple click:
http://www.consumerfinance.gov
Seriously though... thank you Sen. Warren, you are an angel!