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Really, the whole OP can be reduced to two words:
Because conservatives.
Oh no. That doesn't bode well for Dr Paul. Even his most ardent ravenous supporters aren't willing to s out the subscription fee. At what price would you subscribe?I don't subscribe to it, though it's hilarious how emotional it's making you
Last edited by Th'Pusher; 07-31-2014 at 09:46 AM.
Really, the whole OP can be reduced to two words:
Because conservatives.
I think there is something to be said for the industry that's popped up to rile up the conservative rabble and satisfy the insatiable demand for confirmation bias. Sure, it exists on the left, but not to the same extent. Look at Fox News' ratings vs msnbc. Look at am talk radio. This goes to the core of the issue. These outlets play on the emotions of their subscribers and conservative outlets blow away liberal outlets by a ing mile.
LOL...
Focus on the conservatives like the lemmings with blinders you guys are.
What about the link in post #3?
I conceded there are examples on the left. They're dwarfed when compared to examples on the right.
L O ing L
You caught some feelings on a message board. It really is sad how emotionally invested and thin skinned you are.
That seems a bit presumptuous. Do you know the economical standing of subscribers to Palin's channel or are you just presuming that everyone that subscribes is poor? My guess would be that there are a lot of middle class subscribers. That seems to be the people that I know that for whatever reason buy the crap she sells.
Im not sure you have any data to back this up unless you are refering to traditional broadcast media. It's not the 800 lb gorilla it once was.
I think an interesting study would be the reach of the new media/Internet.
much more sinister, many $100Bs bigger is the financial sector with like this
Banks rake in overdraft fees on small debit card purchases, CFPB finds
the bureau found that the majority of debit card transactions that led to overdraft fees were for purchases of $24 or less.
And the majority of overdrafts were resolved within three days, with the consumer depositing enough money into the account to return to a positive balance.
"The result is that some consumers are essentially paying $34 -- which is the typical overdraft fee -- to have the bank spot them less than $24 for just a few days," Cordray said.
"If a consumer were to get a loan on those terms, that would equate to an annual percentage rate of over 17,000%," he said.
About 14.3% of checking account holders in the bureau study opted for overdraft protection.
Those customers ended up paying significantly more for their checking accounts than those who do not get the protection,
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bank-overdraft-fee-consumer-bureau-20140731-story.html
lol wut?
Getting an emotional response is not the same as not being able to control your emotions. You lack subtlety and are about as nuanced as plain white paper so I am not surprised your lack of understanding though.
What sad is how you derive pleasure out of what you perceive as others being upset. Schadenfreude is for emotional cripples.
wite papr fozy pls
Makes sense since half the left if voting in people to redistribute the right's money to them.
$30B wealth extraction every year, which is the only way many banks make ANY profit.
Banks Face Hit From CFPB on $30 Billion in Overdraft Fees
The $30 billion banks collect in overdraft fees each year may shrink as the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau imposes rules aimed at shielding customers from harm.
The agency, which issued a study on the fees today, is also weighing regulations to improve consumer awareness of overdraft costs and restrict how banks can debit transactions and impose fees, according to a senior agency official.
“Despite recent regulatory and industry changes, overdrafts continue to impose heavy costs on consumers who have low account balances and no cushion for error,” Richard Cordray, the bureau’s director, said in an e-mailed statement about the report. “Overdraft fees should not be ‘gotchas’ when people use their debit cards.”
The potential regulations are a response to the study released today -- following up on an earlier one released last year -- do enting practices the CFPB says harms consumers. The agency official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, briefed reporters on the possible regulations in advance of the do ent’s release.
Citing the report, Cordray said at the same briefing that “in lending terms,” a person who swiped a debit card, overdrew a checking account by $24, and covered it with a deposit three days later would pay a median overdraft fee of $34. That’s the equivalent of loan with an annual rate of 17,000 percent, Cordray said.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...rom-cfpb-rules
$10/month to pitbull is "wealth extraction"
Last edited by boutons_deux; 08-01-2014 at 05:33 AM.
Maybe people should just stop overdrafting their account...
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