▲ 136 ▼ Buy now, pay never? Some Klarna users struggle to repay loans as U.S. consumer debt rises (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] HeroHelck@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (3 children) This shit is wild. You'd figure the capitalists would have a sense of self-preservation and not let things get this bad. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] blackluster117@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago Why give a shit when you can get bailed out? It's almost like you can be carefree when you're on corporate welfare. What's wild is what you feel like you can try when you have a safety net. permalink fedilink source parent [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago But they make money even if the people don’t pay. They just package debts and sell them off. And if there’s a big crisis, they still make a lot of money buying the dip. The capitalist class is infinitely more class conscious and understanding of the system as it really is than the working class. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackluster117@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago Why give a shit when you can get bailed out? It's almost like you can be carefree when you're on corporate welfare. What's wild is what you feel like you can try when you have a safety net. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago But they make money even if the people don’t pay. They just package debts and sell them off. And if there’s a big crisis, they still make a lot of money buying the dip. The capitalist class is infinitely more class conscious and understanding of the system as it really is than the working class. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Rancor_Tangerine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent