Comment Re:Do you hate poor people? (Score 1) 129
I wouldn't ban the businesses, just cap their fees and the exorbitant interest rates that they (and the payday loan places) are allowed to charge. Of course when you have congresscritters and high party execs personally invested in that industry we all know that it's not going to happen.
The problem is not really the interest rates. These are short-term loans. If your mortgage was a short-term loan your calculated interest rate would be 200-300% because of all the fees.
The problem is that they let people roll over the loans by just paying the fee again, and they turn into long-term loans. They should require some principal payment every time, reduce the fee with each rollover, and strictly limit the number of rollovers.