[lbo-talk] those credit card cash-back offers

[Carrol Cox]

Joanna: But the thing is poverty and debt are very, very expensive. 

Indeed. A humorous version.

When I was in the USAF in D.C., one Saturday morning a guy woke me up with
"I'll give 6 for 5 till payday" (payday being 3 days away). Still half
asleep, I muttered, "Huh." "7 for 5!" "Huh"; "8 for 5" "(finally awake)
Sure!" I think that's an annual interest rate of close to 400%.

Carrol