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AllyCat

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30. "Because they actually have a heart and are thinking of people first and not money?"

Reply to liberalhistorian (Reply #16)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 02:48 AM

Nov 2012

Yeah, that! I tell people about this program and even progressives will say "gosh, how do they get their money back?" Who the frack cares??? The dang credit complex doesn't get to keep shuffling the debt around so they all make money except the person who is in trouble.

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