Payday Pundit

And this guy’s is worth squat.  It’s the same old, “create other options” B.S:  
Rather than defend a bad practice, as communities we must develop responsible alternatives to payday loans, including loans with longer payment periods, credit-union loans, small consumer loans, emergency-assistance programs and consumer-credit counseling.
And we need to do to payday lending what the Legislature […]

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The Center for Consumer Freedom op-ed in the Des Moines Register attracted some good comments, including these: 
All Americans should have a choice as to how they can borrow money. Govt needs to stop trying to protect people from themselves by limiting any and all options someone has. I don’t have any banks around me that […]

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In an op-ed in today’s Des Moines Register, Tim Miller of the Center for Consumer Freedom, writes:
Eliminating a major short-term credit option for financially stressed adults is hardly an act of mercy. We should be helping Americans find more debt-management options - not taking them off the table.

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Wow. 
While this story in the Iowa Independent says a lot of stuff we could argue with, we appreciate the fact that the writer went out of his way to find a customer who needs and appreciates payday loans.  And he called CFSA to get information and an interview as well. 

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