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Re:U.S. credit card debt jumps 18.5% and hits a record $930.6B by drexlspivey on Friday February 03, 2023 @01:42PM (#34645897)
You get almost 5% at the moment by lending money absolutely risk free to the US government. OP is living in a fairytale if he thinks anyone would lend to random people at 5% with no collateral.
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Re:U.S. credit card debt jumps 18.5% and hits a record $930.6B by dsfyu404ed on Friday February 03, 2023 @03:04PM (#34646993)
It's not risk free. It's just incredibly low risk on a short/medium timeline.
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Re:U.S. credit card debt jumps 18.5% and hits a record $930.6B by xuki on Sunday February 05, 2023 @05:06AM (#34663519)
If the US defaults on its debt we have bigger problems.
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