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Most Americans should not use credit cards
Michael Rozier Jr.
COM/172
September 7, 2011
Professor Annotti
University of Phoenix

Most Americans should not use credit cards
With the grip of an anaconda, it has begun to squeeze the very essence out of American consumers around the world. With no control over the grip, this amazing animal has overtaken every corner of society. Powered by greed and a thirst for dominance, this animal has taken claim to countless lives, families, and homes. With this animal on the loose, no American consumer is safe. Albert Einstein once said “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe” (n.d., para. 5). With the growing lack of education and concern for this animal known as credit card debt, there is no choice but to expose it for the destructive animal …show more content…
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