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DeSwiss

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18. Well I know Hillary's ''supporters'' will not be pleased with this turn of events.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 05:20 PM

Feb 2014

- I mean, who owns these payday loan/check cashing stores? Hmm? Although it's a great idea. England's been doing it successfully for years.

K&R

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Elizabeth Warren Proposes Replacing Payday Lenders With The Post Office [View all] ProSense Feb 2014 OP

K & R. n/t FSogol Feb 2014 #1

Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #2

Thank you, ProSense! Cha Feb 2014 #3

That woman is a fucking genius. SomethingFishy Feb 2014 #4

She stole that idea ;-) DetlefK Feb 2014 #12

This model can be found all over the globe! Blue Idaho Feb 2014 #17

K and R! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #5

I can't imagine my letter carrier collecting overdue loans FarCenter Feb 2014 #6

He wouldn't. People would be able to cash checks and save money at their local Post Office. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #10

That's not "replacing payday lenders" who advance cash and expect to be paid back on payday FarCenter Feb 2014 #15

Read the ProSense Feb 2014 #16

This the same USPS that in the mid '90s projected big revenues for charging for email FarCenter Feb 2014 #27

GOP and 1% will not like this one. Kingofalldems Feb 2014 #7

Great idea! SunSeeker Feb 2014 #8

This is a brilliant idea! JDPriestly Feb 2014 #9

Great idea!!!!!!!!! meti57b Feb 2014 #11

I've got an even better idea: TURN POST OFFICES INTO VOTING CENTERS, and places where you can access TrollBuster9090 Feb 2014 #13

Like this! calimary Feb 2014 #45

Love Her....she knows how to "think out of the box." KoKo Feb 2014 #14

Well I know Hillary's ''supporters'' will not be pleased with this turn of events. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #18

Beautiful idea! Just do it already! ananda Feb 2014 #19

KnR. Micro-credit is badly needed here. Hekate Feb 2014 #20

If you read the USPS OIG's report, which Warren cites, they used to do this in the US too. sybylla Feb 2014 #33

Nice. Considering the way Congress has tried to drive the USPS out of existence, it would be ... Hekate Feb 2014 #43

Elizabeth Warren is not running for prez this time, but hers are the kinds of ideas we sorely need. avaistheone1 Feb 2014 #21

Amazing idea Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #22

Kicking. Also praying that she becomes our candidate for POTUS. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #23

Lioness of the Senate. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #24

I Love this Woman!! blondie58 Feb 2014 #25

I love this person. We need 58 more Warrens and Sanders. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #26

Excellent. n/t tammywammy Feb 2014 #28

K&R, Warren for President!!! Whisp Feb 2014 #29

There had better be a separate TBF Feb 2014 #30

My ONLY concern with this is that of security for each PO. kentauros Feb 2014 #31

I love Elizabeth Warren, but she didn't propose it. She's just endorsing it. sybylla Feb 2014 #32

She clearly ProSense Feb 2014 #37

K&R valerief Feb 2014 #34

Wow! That is a great idea! loudsue Feb 2014 #35

Payday loans are a bad risk gerogie2 Feb 2014 #36

Phase out the post office? KansDem Feb 2014 #39

You are using it gerogie2 Feb 2014 #42

Gee if those loans are such bad business, why do so many companies offer them so aggressively? Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #40

Payday lenders ARE the big banks under another name. Great idea but there is no reason for the PO to grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #38

The post office is already acting as an ATM. aquart Feb 2014 #41

Effing brilliant idea! wryter2000 Feb 2014 #44

THIS is why we need her in the Senate loyalsister Feb 2014 #46

Good. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #47