What Citibank really meant to say was...

Oh Citi... where to start? So many things have gone wrong for you lately (all your own fault, by the way). You lost billions due to bad sub-prime loans, then you managed to botch the purchase of Wachovia. Luckily you received monetary help from the government, and got good terms too. Well, that's fine. Everyone's doing it these days. Though I'd have liked to see your managemnt fired (and possibly flogged), as long as you pay it back, it's all good. At least this way you won't have to send your customers through the ringer to fix your mistakes. Well... now that I've gotten that out of my system I'll just go check my mail... be right back...

*step* *step* *step* *step* ... *stepstepstepstepstep* What the hell, Citi!?

Okay... I'd heard this was a possibility, but really? Even though Citi was bucking for a federal bailout, they still planned to raise rate on some customers. Turns out that I am among them. I have a good credit history and a fairly low balance. So even though they got billions in bailout money, they still want more from us. So without further adieu, here is what citi meant to say in their notice (my assumptions in red):

Above: It's a wide image... I know, just maximize your window. They're just so full of shit that I couldn't make it any smaller.

It's not that I'm completely against economic recovery plans that involve bailouts. I'm fine with it if that's what needs to be done. I just don't want those companies to jack me around. I could call and complain... but I know from MPR and the consumerist that it won't do any good. This Citi card is one of my oldest cards, so I don't want to close it and make my credit history look worse. The hell with it... I'll pay off the balance soon, and leave the card in a drawer somewhere. For shame Citi, for shame.