Friday, September 17, 2004

Private debt collectors cannot be trusted says our government. Capitol Hill lawmakers supporting the Capito amendment to give private debt collectors the boot argued that private sector collection companies can't be trusted with taxpayers' personal information.

Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., said he finds the "idea of putting private, sensitive information in the hands of [private sector] debt collectors very troubling,"


The full story of giving debt collectors the boot can be read here.