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This argument makes sense if you don't consider the large portion of the population for whom credit cards are unavailable.
by stanleydrew 3y ago
This argument makes sense if you don't consider the large portion of the population for whom credit cards are unavailable.
- kerkeslager 3y agoThere's even a significant number of people in the US for whom bank accounts are unavailable. Hacker News really is an ivory tower in many ways.
- scarface_74 3y ago4.5% of the American population is not exactly a “significant number of people” https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html https://www.fdic.gov/analysis/household-survey/index.html I’m not saying we shouldn’t do anything for that 4.5%. But almost anyone who has a bank account should at least be able to get a secured credit card
- elyobo 3y ago4.5% of the American population sounds like an _extremely_ significant number of people tbh
- dragonwriter 3y ago> 4.5% of the American population is not exactly a “significant number of people” Yes, it is; its 15 million people in the US, more people than any state outside of the top 4.
- ncallaway 3y ago> 4.5% of the American population is not exactly a “significant number of people” Wow. Absolutely stunning. I don’t have much to say other than “yes it is”
- kerkeslager 3y agoYou've been an excellent example of my point, thanks.