Showing posts with label Small-dollar loan industry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Small-dollar loan industry. Show all posts
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Richard Rahn from Cato: Destroying the Economy in Order to Save It
Labels: Global warning, Richard Rahn from the Cato Institute, Small-dollar loan industryIf one phrase encapsulated the Vietnam War, it was this: “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” Those in the political class in Washington have learned nothing, but perhaps more accurately, many don’t care if their policy proposals and actions cause more misery than benefit.
On Sept. 29, Congress held a hearing on the rules proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that would likely destroy much of the small-dollar loan industry and drive many low-income and poor credit-risk people into the arms of loan sharks.
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