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> What's wrong with people putting on their adulting pants and actually being responsible? Why outsource personal responsibility to a third party? That seems, absurd.

This is a poor perspective to have, and the purpose of government is to protect its citizens from predatory behavior. You're entitled to the opinion, but I vote for people who protect citizens, because that is where the greatest value is in aggregate improvement (vs "personal responsibility"). Existing is different levels of difficulty for everyone, and personal responsibility projection is of little value. But it is great if you're crushing it taking care of yourself.

(very similar to overdraft fees and upcoming rules to compress them by the Biden admin and the CFPB)



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We have different mental models, that's all. Is that incredible? No, we just have different life experiences that have led us to this point and how we think.




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