“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

  • @givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    404 months ago

    Or just common sense laws against predatory lending by capping interest rates.

    Most people don’t have a safety net and live paycheck to paycheck.

    A huge expense comes up, and rather than get a bank loan at even 8-10%, it goes on a credit card

    Companies have a tiny “minimum payment” because they don’t want you to pay it off. They want that balance to grow while people ignore it. They don’t want it back now, they want thousands more later.

    • @doingthestuff@lemmy.world
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      64 months ago

      I’m all for interest caps but if the highest they could charge was say 9% they’d just deny credit to tons of people, not give them lower interest debt. I’m okay with that though.