Big Bank’s Hands in Payday Lending Not Just On the Drafts

ACORN Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

New Orleans   In an excellent piece the Times looked at the gross profiteering on the major to-big-to-fail bailout banks like Wells Fargo, Chase, and Citibank and their unseemly and immoral role in fleecing the hapless lower income customers of payday loans through their bank draft procedures.  By hitting accounts repeatedly, even when already recognizing overdrafts, …

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Exempt Donated Labor on Taxes the Same as Cash Contributions

ACORN Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

New Orleans   Following all of the discussions on reforming the income tax system isn’t easy, especially since much of the time the people saying they are for reform and closing the loopholes really aren’t and sometimes the people saying they aren’t for reform, really should be.  Confused?  Yes, me too! I stirred the pot a …

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