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Comment by iso1631

16 days ago

Or you could simply not pay on the credit card, and avoid the trap?

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jubilanti  16 days ago

The point is they make a lot of their money from people who don't, paying 20% APR -- the 'whales' in this consumer industry aren't the richest people, unlike retail, gaming, travel, etc.

snarf21  16 days ago

Not everyone always has the money not to.

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