Something to consider; high-interest consumer debt is a public health problem. It travels with and exacerbates substance abuse, compulsive gambling and other so

Something to consider; high-interest consumer debt is a public health problem. It travels with and exacerbates substance abuse, compulsive gambling and other social pathologies. If we view it this way our current permissive attitude towards payday lenders and such is quite literally insane. The equivalent of allowing gonorrhea infested prostitutes to operate a brothel on Main st. that offers bareback specials.