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[ 30 March 2005: Message edited by: Kinetix ]
I am amazed that any babbler would choose a bank over a credit union. I see it as fundamental to our values. Why don't you shop at Wal*Mart?
Credit Unions co-operative / Banks competitve. Credit Unions local / Banks transnational.
Credit Unions small business / Banks big business.
Credit Unions ethical funds / Banks dirty money.
Credit Unions community values / Banks everything sacrificed to the bottom line.
This list could go on and on but if your Credit union does not meet your needs, speak directly to the board. Better yet run for a seat on the board and advance the values we all talk about.
Try that at BMO.
Congrats, everyone!
Don't like Life Canada? Don't apply for their credit card. Simple as that.
I do not even have a BMO account, Coast Capital all the way for me, and I e-mailed them with complaints when I read this earlier today.
It is called a leveling a playing field, apparently we let the children out to play for too long unattended and they got a bit feral and started digging holes in our well grounded rights.
Actually, yes I would. But I don't deal with many of the "principled" anymore. All the so-cons I know personally aren't that insane. [img]tongue.gif" border="0[/img]
BMO has no political agenda. Any group that applies can get one as long as they meet a certain criteria. Other babblers here have indicated that NDP has a creditcard - is it a BMO one? I don't know. I am certain that left wing organizations with prochoice views have an affinity card but were more discreet about advertising it.
And, yes, you are right if the prolife movement knew they might consider a boycott. Not sure, but they might. The prolife movement has proven itself to be effective at boycotting. They even have a whole website set up re: planned parenthood but due to misuse you now have to pay for the list. They've had dozens and dozens of businesses change their mind about donations.
I wrote them and got a reply. Did anyone else?
I wouldn't go back to one of the big banks for any reason, aside from necessity (i.e. when I lived in a small town and the only bank was CIBC).
Being open on Saturday is a bonus, and actually having branches in my neighbourhood helps - most of the big banks closed half their branches.
My credit union actually gave us the best mortgage rate we could find as well, with the most favourable terms.
My parents have been at their credit union for decades - after 25 years they no longer have to pay any service fees.
I *heart* credit unions.
A lot of people here call credit evil, but I'm not prepared to stop buying things over the internet.
Well, here's an article calling on pro-lifers to boycott BMO for "[excluding] LifeCanada because of poor-choice pressure tactics". I guess that answers the question about whether or not the pro-life movement would consider a boycott.
http://conservativelife.com/blog/index.php/General/2005/03/26/bmo-mastercard-and-lifecanada.html
ETA: isn't there a number to call to ask for a lower interest rate?
I almost died from public education, so I can vouch for the concept.
^^
Another visitor from Spamalot. And I'll bet they'd be very happily to gore us, too.
God, I miss G. Muffin. Hope she's doing well. That was one of the funniest lines I've ever read.