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The Unintended Consequences of “Helping” The Troops

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Payday Lending and Overdraft Protection | The Volokh Conspiracy Back in 2007, the U.S. military was facing a problem.  Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines were (and still are) awful with money.  They were racking up massive debts, and scrambling to attempt … Continue reading →

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Consumerist: Ignorant of Basic Economics (A Defense of Payday Loans)

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Consumerist always makes for some fun reading.  Usually they spend their time over-hyping the most trivial (and occasionally fraudulent) customer complaints and simply vilifying corporate America for having the audacity to offer us products that we may choose to buy.  … Continue reading →

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