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There'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 ago
  4.5% 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 ago
    4.5% 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 ago
    You've been an excellent example of my point, thanks.