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In other countries there are institutions such as municipal banks that will borrow you the money at a reasonably low interest rate. The US is fairly unique in having legal usury where loansharks are allowed to prey on poor people.


UK: hold my beer…


Can you expand?


The UK has payday loans as well. As do a few other countries.




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