VOA+Credit+Cards

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 * If you can't see this video, go here.

Answer the following questions from the VOA segment about credit cards.
 * All of your answers MUST be in sentence form. Answers that are in phrases or incomplete sentences will not get any points.**


 * 1) What do credit cards allow people to do?
 * 2) What do some critics say are problems with credit cards?
 * 3) What are some people calling for in the US?
 * 4) In what places are credit cards heavily marketed?
 * 5) How much credit card debt did Americans have in 2004?
 * 6) How much is the debt now?
 * 7) What interest rate does the average card have?
 * 8) What do some people say banks did?
 * 9) What crisis is affecting the credit card industry?
 * 10) What is a growing source of profit for banks?
 * 11) What did the Federal Reserve say about banks recently?
 * 12) What are some lawmakers concerned about?
 * 13) When might a bank raise the interest rate? Give the reason.
 * 14) What could happen when the bank changes the monthly payment date?
 * 15) What percentage of Americans think credit cards provide a valuable service?
 * 16) What do 58% of Americans think about credit card companies?
 * 17) What do 75% of Americans think the government should do?
 * 18) Which website did the survey just mentioned?
 * 19) What did just over half of the people say?
 * 20) What do most people NOT do when they sign up for a credit card?

Type your answers on Microsoft Word, then copy and paste these to an email message, and send to Mick **and** Ruby by the end of your computer class.