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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:04 PM Apr 2015

Protesters in Baltimore destroy predatory lender with no Baltimore PD in sight...

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Protesters in Baltimore destroy predatory lender with no Baltimore PD in sight... (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2015 OP

And let's replace this with US Postal Service banking office Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #1

That's good "creative destruction" upaloopa Apr 2015 #2

I doubt "creative destruction" but guessed they'd find cash laying around NightWatcher Apr 2015 #3

I'm going to guess you have never had to use a ripoff place like this marym625 Apr 2015 #9

If the sign outside said US Postal Service Banking Office, would it have been left alone? cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #4

The US would be a different sort of place if it had banking services in the post office Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #8

I guess I missed the fact people are on the streets of Baltimore protesting predatory lending. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #10

Postal Banking services are commonplace in Europe Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #5

WATCHING LIVE yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #7

It sure should...if people thought about it. ret5hd Apr 2015 #11

Pooka Fey

(3,496 posts)

1. And let's replace this with US Postal Service banking office

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:09 PM

Apr 2015

I won't be sorry to see these parasitic businesses go. I would like to believe we are seeing creative destruction.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

2. That's good "creative destruction"

Reply to Pooka Fey (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:12 PM

Apr 2015

Sometimes that is all that works.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

3. I doubt "creative destruction" but guessed they'd find cash laying around

Reply to Pooka Fey (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:12 PM

Apr 2015

I hope it was offsite or in a safe that none of them can crack

marym625

(17,997 posts)

9. I'm going to guess you have never had to use a ripoff place like this

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:21 PM

Apr 2015

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

4. If the sign outside said US Postal Service Banking Office, would it have been left alone?

Reply to Pooka Fey (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:14 PM

Apr 2015

Not bloody likely.

Pooka Fey

(3,496 posts)

8. The US would be a different sort of place if it had banking services in the post office

Reply to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:19 PM

Apr 2015

and if cops didn't beat up and murder citizens.

Lets speculate about how things would be if things were different.

Peace.

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

10. I guess I missed the fact people are on the streets of Baltimore protesting predatory lending.

Reply to Pooka Fey (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:25 PM

Apr 2015

"The US would be a different sort of place... if cops didn't beat up and murder citizens."

I speculate that part of your statement is 100% true.

Pooka Fey

(3,496 posts)

5. Postal Banking services are commonplace in Europe

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:17 PM

Apr 2015

and provide low cost banking and check cashing services to the public.

Unlike predatory private check cashing lenders, which are basically legal loan sharks. If I had any power, this sort of business would be illegal.

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

6. WATCHING LIVE

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:18 PM

Apr 2015

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/show/cbs-baltimore-live-video/

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ret5hd

(20,493 posts)

11. It sure should...if people thought about it.

Reply to Name removed (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:38 PM

Apr 2015

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