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Friday, May 28, 2010
Planet Money
Payday Lending Draws Interest From Lawmakers
May 28, 2010 Making short-term loans to low-income people is big business. Critics say payday lenders take advantage of desperate people with extremely high rates. But operators say the stores help people get through short-term financial emergencies.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, April 02, 2010
Friday, March 05, 2010
Monday, February 08, 2010
Planet Money
Business At The Very Bottom Of The Income Ladder
February 8, 2010 Adam shares the story of Yvrose, a very small-time wholesaler, trying to scratch out a living for her family in Haiti.
Friday, February 05, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Planet Money
Debt Collector: Tough Job But Someone's Got To Do It
January 29, 2010 As more people struggle to pay their credit card bills, one segment of the economy is booming: debt collection. It's not an easy task. Most people John Goebel calls are angry, some are apathetic, and a few break down in tears.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Planet Money
Accidents Of History Created U.S. Health System
October 22, 2009 Since the 1960s, Americans have looked at employer-based health insurance as though it were the natural order of things. But economic historians say there was never any central logic at work in building that system.
Friday, October 09, 2009
