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Re:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Absolutely Right About Racist... by sangnoir on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:50PM (#18982772)
The cost-to-benefit analysis of wheelchair ramps doesn't look great either (compared to not building one). Focusing on profit alone leads to some pretty terrible outcomes for people.
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Re:Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Absolutely Right About Racist... by swsieber on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @04:08PM (#18982968)
Taking credit when you can't pay it back doesn't just hurt the bank - it hurts you too.

Getting loaned money is not a right, and if you are irresponsible, it's harmful.

So if lending more to a certain segment of the population hurts the bank's profit, I'd also expect it to cause more problems for that population segment too.

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