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byregistrations_suck ( 1075251 ) writes:
If you do, ban services like this one.
If not, don't ban such services.
bynightflameauto ( 6607976 ) writes:
If you do, ban services like this one.
If not, don't ban such services.
These services exist to prey on those who have less income to begin with. Maybe the solution isn't to continue cracking down on ways poorer folks try to survive, but instead find a way to prevent people from feeling so desperate to make ends meet that they go to the legally sanctioned loan sharks just to make it paycheck to paycheck. I know, crazy talk in a capitalist utopia, but maybe we can turn our crazy from outright hatred to something a little more long-term practical? Just as a thought experiment at
byalvinrod ( 889928 ) writes:
Do you have an examples of what these long-term practical solutions might be or is it just wishful thinking? Some people can certainly be taught the financial planning skills that they might lack which are putting them in this position, but if there were effective methods of addressing poor impulse control, addiction, and many other underlying causes that put people in this position someone would have found them by now.
You could always start a business to lend money to these people on less predatory term
byhenrik stigell ( 6146516 ) writes:
Prevent stupid people from breeding. Problem solved. IQ is at least 80 % genetic.
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