We've discussed credit scores in my Financial Math class, and today my students got a little chuckle as I made fun of this man's stupidity and whininess:
The first Gen-Z member of Congress is heading to DC — if he can find somewhere to live.
Maxwell Alejandro Frost had his apartment rental application denied by a Washington, DC, landlord, the representative-elect said in a tweet. Frost, who is set to make $174,000 a year as a freshman Congress member, said he applied to an apartment after he gave a prospective landlord notice that his credit score was “really bad.”
Frost said the landlord told him that the application should get approved despite his poor credit score. However, Frost’s application was still denied and he subsequently lost the apartment and the application fee.
I'm going to guess Maxwell's political party based on his whining:
"In an interview, Frost said that even with a letter from the House showing his congressional salary it did not matter because “in this country we allow numbers like credit scores to completely define a human.” “It just shows how much of a problem we have,” he said. His initial plan was to couch surf while he was getting his bearings in DC, but the apartment he had applied for was within his budget. “We’ll see what ends up happening,” Frost said."
Oh boo hoo. No one has said that your credit scores defines the totality of your being human, it merely says that you have a history of not paying your bills. Quit being so dramatic. You might think you have a good reason for not paying your bills, but the fact remains that you have a (recent) history of not paying your bills. Buck up, deal with it, fix your credit score like us mere mortals have to, and then you can rent the apartment. Until then, stay at a hotel--where you'll even have a mommy figure make your bed for you each day.
I was right. The source of all knowledge and wisdom says he's a Democrat. Shocking, I know.
Companies often check a job applicant's credit report because it tells quite a bit about a potential employee. It gives some sense of how responsible a person is. I assume that is what really frosts Mr. Frost.
ReplyDeleteA leasing agency has a much more obvious reason for relying on a credit report. Where did Mr. Frost live prior to being elected? It sounds like he isn't familiar with getting a loan or lease.
How about the voters whose tax dollars he will spend? Mebbe making your credit score public ought to be part of running for office as well.
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