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Parody of Payday Loan Industry - Twisted and Hilarious
predatorylendingassociatio… — Laugh out loud parody has a Google mashup to find poor people and soldiers, a comparison of payday lending and indentured servitude, and racial profiling tools. Professional looking site sure is going to ***** off the "real" predatory lenders at www.cfsa.net.
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- tombl, on 11/13/2007, -1/+1My favorite is the comparison with indentured servitude...
- Masonjar11, on 11/14/2007, -1/+2Great message, this is provoking in a way I haven't seen in a while from a website...
- kenn, on 11/13/2007, -1/+0looking forward to the follow-up site, www.MaxExxonProfits.com. great site, satire and idea... ken
- kkeys, on 11/13/2007, -1/+0Brilliant. I liked the eagle quote and graphics especially.
- Mrkhall, on 11/13/2007, -1/+0 I'm not sure if this is a topic that should be parodied, but if that's what it takes to draw attention to it in this infantile society then I guess I support it.
- StarGirlCS, on 11/13/2007, -1/+0The parody wasn't what I was expecting and made me uncomfortable at first, but I think it's great you guys have done something attention-grabbing and I hope to heck it works!
- jkoteen, on 11/14/2007, -1/+1I like the part about "buying off non-profits." That's a great strategy and gives a real illusion of community responsibility to irresponsible loan sharks everywhere.
- leighsims, on 11/14/2007, -1/+1Thanks for drawing attention to this. Off to email my legislator now...
- Woodhouse, on 11/13/2007, -1/+0Genius.
- bradbelan, on 11/13/2007, -1/+1This part of the site needs to be more discoverable/highlighted so visitors can not only enjoy the parody but can take some action that can make a difference.
"Make Your Voice Heard
Write your representatives to tell them the truth about the PLA and payday lending." - jragon, on 11/13/2007, -1/+1Brilliant.
- slipperynirvana, on 11/13/2007, -1/+0We can all help by sending the link out to our political networks/politically inclined friends!
- 32579, on 11/13/2007, -0/+0Brilliant! I like the idea of emailing my legislator...
Thank you for this. - tkeys, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0Wicked awesome guys! I think I would have laughed harder if it wasn't so damn true.
- larsliden, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0Hilarious and effective political commentary
- townwise, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0This satire approach is a very effective way to get me to think about a serious problem that needs attention.
- mightypow, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0heh heh. personally, i enjoy a little snark in between bouts of sobbing and uncontrollable rage about how things are going here in this country, economy-wise and politics-wise, so i kind of loved this.
- vadimts1, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0Thanks for doing this. Unfortunately, there are so many issues in this country that beg for such a great satire. I hope your approach will be very contageous.
- alicel, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0This is hilarious. I hope somehow it can reach the people who are targeted by these creeps.
- Katterjohn, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0Tax-deductible support for the predatory-friendly nonprofits in 2007 won't be possible without knowing their identities, I'm afraid. . . .
- deeptext, on 11/14/2007, -0/+0The breadth and depth of the site is particularly impressive.
- equity, on 11/15/2007, -0/+0Great humor, and important problem to encourage people to address...
- MichaelCarver, on 11/15/2007, -0/+0This is Hilarious, after you are done laughing and have bought a 501c3, I would encourage you to go to http://iasp.brandeis.edu/about/policies.html and learn about what folks are doing in the area of Asset Policies to help folks avoid such pitfalls.
- ocellnuri, on 11/16/2007, -0/+1I was just cussing at a commercial for a "Payday Loan" and "Title Loan" business the other day. I hope it's made illegal soon. I love this site.
- spao, on 12/03/2007, -0/+0Shout out to those who those who "were never on" a PLA blacklist! Great work, guys!
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