An Alberta man with cognitive impairments racked up $8,000 in credit card debt, leaving his friend and advocate to ask how he was given the card in the first place. Henry "Tigger" Herbst (right) accumulated about $8,000 in credit card debt that his friend Dennis Watson (left) was advocating to have reduced. "I think with Mr. Herbst's cognitive abilities he should never have got a credit card. Henry "Tigger" Herbst will be making reduced credit card payments for several years to pay off the debt he incurred. Still, Watson thinks people took advantage of his friend — from the saleswoman who signed him up for the credit card, to whoever approved credit increases.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2018 11:26 UTC