• mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Read: ten million Americans are caught in a cycle of predatory loan-sharking for petty cash because they’re fucking broke, and we refuse to fix any of that.

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      15 hours ago

      we refuse to fix any of that

      That would interfere with the profits of the people fucking us over.

    • BooBees@fedinsfw.app
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      Its likely a large percentage of this is people addicted to online gambling, sports betting, future predictions markets and they’re dipping into predatory loans to scratch that itch more and more. A recent study found over half of young men have those apps installed on their phones.