With the CARD Act coming into effect on February 22nd, an infographic has been going around to show current compliance among credit card companies and banks and what benefits and protections the CARD Act is supposed to provide to consumers and some random facts thrown in for good measure. Although filled with good information, one thing immediately caught my attention: the percentage scales of the two "charts" on fees are subtly different, making the % households with unpaid balances look disproportionately smaller compared to the % that possess credit cards. The purpose of this difference in scale eludes me. Did the alignment not match up with respect to the text and arrow on the right-hand side? If anything, it would seem like they would want to have the scales the same or (if they wish to intentionally skew the chart to manipulate viewer perceptions) in reverse to make it appear as if even more households are in need of these protections. 
Image via The Consumerist
Image via The Consumerist
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