Comments on: Tuesday update (02/05): Payday lending

By: OTR 02/24: Payday lending, EVMS « VIVIAN J. PAIGE

OTR 02/24: Payday lending, EVMS « VIVIAN J. PAIGE — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:42:21 +0000

[...] 2008 This Sunday’s On the Record will feature representatives both for and against the proposed legislation on payday lending. Joining host Joel Rubin will be Jamie Fulmer from payday lender Advance America [...]

By: Payday lending bill passes « VIVIAN J. PAIGE

Payday lending bill passes « VIVIAN J. PAIGE — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:35:37 +0000

[...] Local, Payday lending, Politics, Virginia by vjp on February 11th, 2008 HB12, the revised bill I mentioned last week, passed this House this morning on a 91-7 vote. Kudos to the majority of Delegates who [...]

By: Anon E. Mouse

Anon E. Mouse — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:18:48 +0000

The government does not ALLOW actions. It makes actions ILLEGAL. Everything not illegal is legal. You want the government to make payday lending illegal again.

If you do not trust people to handle their own affairs, with all of the details plainly before them, how can you trust them to vote?

By: vjp

vjp — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:07:13 +0000

Perfect would be a repeal of the statute that allowed payday lending in the first place.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:18:24 +0000

While this bill isn’t perfect, it is a step in the right direction.

Vivian,

Does that mean that you won’t be satisfied with this bill? It seems like a substantial change to me.