tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post4288226593626285478..comments2008-06-04T13:39:11.096-04:00TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-38369140042685704272008-06-04T13:39:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:39:00.000-04:00sdk, not to mention, MA and V is more of an international story anyways. their earnings in the US have been decreasing and yet they are still cranking out huge revenues.<BR/><BR/>all overseas expansion and the willingness of international consumer to get used to paying with plastic instead of cashmadhatter from marketfollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691612544809256786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-69164342665927848042008-06-04T10:29:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:29:00.000-04:00"banks - they're not THAT stupid"<BR/><BR/>Sdk, have you been following the banking sector the past few years? Never underestimate their stupidity; greed kills.TraderMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241756200482130281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335748440449035592.post-47940858611657179822008-06-04T10:21:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:21:00.000-04:00Don't you think that MA/V will get killed it banks actually start reigning in their practice of freely giving out credit cards? I mean they're not THAT stupid (or are they), down the line as they see their delinquencies rise and the economy teetering, don't you think they would cut back on issuing credit cards or at least tighten their standards? Why isn't that a big negative risk for MA/V?sdk_IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06357215762477665878noreply@blogger.com