News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Why Do People Stay Poor? [pdf] by Sohcahtoa82 on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @07:20PM (#23992639)
Just because you created a way for someone to pay bulk rate in smaller amounts doesn't make the savings magically appear in a bank account.

At best, you just invented credit cards. But poor people often either can't get credit cards, or the interest rates are astronomical, or they require a cash deposit (that they can't afford) to secure them.

Re:Why Do People Stay Poor? [pdf] by SilasX on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @08:08PM (#23992953)
I didn’t invent credit cards. I pointed out that being able to borrow isn’t the limiting factor. It’s well over 100% rate of return for the bulk savings you can get for some of the examples often cited. That’s a tad more than the interest a credit card charges (or what the charity I suggested could charge).

The point of my comment was to suggest that you be the lender and get these easy returns, if you’re so confident in the theory. Why did you think it would be relevant whether current credit cards would lend to them?