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The Debt Economy Is Eating Everyone Alive (jacobin.com)

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For people locked out of homeownership, “Buy Now, Pay Later” has become a way to finance basic expenses — with future income that may not actually materialize. The Trump administration, meanwhile, is busy protecting the lenders.

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[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

who knew that applying 'buy now, pay later' to absolutely everything in life would backfire???

you're not going to get out of debt by choosing to pay later for everything.