I’m noticing that as a pattern of leftist societal evolution. If there is a way to force people into dependence, they’ll impose that.
Payday loan to get you through, or go on welfare.
Gov’t chooses to put payday loans out of business, leaving people with welfare.
“Payday loan to get you through, or go on welfare.
Govt chooses to put payday loans out of business, leaving people with welfare.”
I am sort of ambivalent here. As you point out, the government is trying to put their “competition” out of business, but in the case of payday loans, they are putting loan sharks out of business. Now if they would only go get “Colonial Penn Life Insurance.” They are insurance sharks.