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Re:Puerto Rico files for biggest ever U.S. local government ... by tanderson92 on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @07:55PM (#14261318)
> It's both your fault and that of the lender if you borrow more than you can handle.

Then why does the borrower have moral culpability in addition to financial culpability, while the lender only takes a financial haircut.

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Re:Puerto Rico files for biggest ever U.S. local government ... by ericd on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @08:10PM (#14261400)
I think lenders have an ethical responsibility to not put borrowers in a bad position as well.
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