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SeaMaiden
^^^ THIS is the winning answer. When our legislature eliminated the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, they GUTTED any protections the American consumer once had from predatory lending or usurious lending rates. The rub is that regular folks can't use these kinds of rates, IIRC anything over a 25%APR on a private loan is illegal still.This isn't an sovereignty thing... Other nations have to obey our laws to conduct business after all.
Payday loans, money tree, etc, etc, etc... Predatory loans by corporate America. We used to have laws on the books to protect us... Caps on what they could charge/do/approve. That went away with new legislation... They wanted to have the same percentages as loan sharks, even though those rates used to be considered illegal. Prop up a politician, give out incentives, change the laws... Open a can of whoop ass on the poor, which is most of America. They passed it straight up... These are our laws... Our system. GBA
What's worse is that these very same companies now also utilize what are called 'mandatory arbitration agreements', which the courts uphold. These agreements, in essence, remove our RIGHT TO REDRESS IN COURT. In other words, you CAN'T sue.
This is our New World. Thanks for voting the fucks back into office so consistently, USAnia!