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Bankruptcy

Oct. 28, 2006

Bankruptcy Reform Was Unneeded, Harmful

FORUM COLUMN - By Howard M. Ehrenberg - Last spring, Congress passed and the president signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act.


Forum Column

By Howard M. Ehrenberg

     
      Last spring, Congress passed and the president signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act. The primary intent of this major revision in personal bankruptcy law was said to be the deterrence of filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions by people who incur excessive debt but have the ability to repay some of all of it over time....

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