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by ruds 3780 days ago
I think the cruel error is to (1) make something (nearly) necessary for a prosperous life, (2) make it ruinously expensive, and (3) offer to loan money to people who have little choice or financial sophistication (4) at terms that are highly favorable to the sophisticated creditor.
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Well, okay. Then the problem is the government, not the people actually doing the lending.