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Re:U.S. Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Class-Acti... by imglorp on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @08:59AM (#15549665)
> Correction: anti-poor people.

Correction: anti-middle class people. They can't extract any money from the poor, and clearly not from the rich, so guess who's left?

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Re:U.S. Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Class-Acti... by poorrights on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @10:03AM (#15550191)
Actually, exploiting the poor is a rather lucrative business for the rich: check cashing, rent-to-own furniture, trailer parks, etc. https://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/opinionator/2013/09/17/maki...
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Re:U.S. Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Class-Acti... by lr on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @11:10AM (#15550753)
Don't forget about using collection agencies to collect local government fines. Like, how a $30 parking ticket eventually turns into $1000 and ruined credit.
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Re:U.S. Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Class-Acti... by poorrights on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @05:14PM (#15554335)
Oh for sure. That’s where the intersection with the court system comes in. Harsh laws and court minutiae are extremely harmful to the poor and help keep people in the cycle of poverty.
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Re:U.S. Consumer Bureau Loses Fight to Allow More Class-Acti... by yardie on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @10:36AM (#15550445)
You are both right. They exploit the poor by extracting from the middle. Meanwhile, the rich have moved their assets offshore or into anonymous properties.
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