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Payday loans: good or evil?
@freakonomics podcast thoughtfully examines how they work and who benefits http://freakonomics.com/podcast/payday-loans/ … -
400% annualized interest sounds exorbitant. But payday loans are designed to be repaid in a few weeks, not a year. http://bit.ly/1UL561k
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Are Payday Loans Really as Evil as People Say? Critics say they’re exploitative; supporters say useful. Listen: http://bit.ly/1UL561k
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Freakonomics @freakonomicsStricter limits on payday loans could doom the industry. “Good!” you say? Not so fast. http://bit.ly/1UL561k pic.twitter.com/eqRQzLKQAt8 retweets 11 likes -
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Payday loans: good or evil?
@freakonomics takes a brilliantly nuanced look at the complexity & conflicts of interest http://freakonomics.com/podcast/payday-loans/ … -
Stricter limits on payday loans could doom the industry. “Good!” you say? Not so fast. http://bit.ly/1UL561k pic.twitter.com/eqRQzLKQAt
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I was getting more skeptical as I listened to
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@freakonomics Payday-loans & pawn shops got me through grad school; an expensive / necessary evil. -
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Are Payday Loans Really as Evil as We’re Told? Critics say they’re exploitative; supporters say useful. Listen: http://bit.ly/1UL561k
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Payday-loan industry has been involved in funding studies that support its position — and in editing them. http://bit.ly/22ftdnY
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400% annualized interest sounds exorbitant. But payday loans are designed to be repaid in a few weeks, not a year. http://bit.ly/1UL561k
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Can you trust academic research if its results are favorable to the industry that funded it? See: payday loans. http://bit.ly/1UL561k
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Industry funding of — and influence on — academic studies is not unusual. We dug deep to find out how it happens. http://bit.ly/22ftdnY
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