Comments on: Payday Loan Industry Bad; Mob Racketeering Good http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/payday-loan-industry-bad-mob.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Josh Smith http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/payday-loan-industry-bad-mob.html/comment-page-1#comment-5486 Josh Smith Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:22:13 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14426#comment-5486 When I read the words "Dave, if Rocky has taught me anything. . ." I knew the comment had to be by Jake. You're telegraphing your punches! And Dave, I completely agree of course. What seems like an obviously bad financial decision to people who do not patronize payday loan establishments may be the very thing needed by the kind of people who do. Circumstances and preferences should dictate behavior, not legislators. When I read the words “Dave, if Rocky has taught me anything. . .” I knew the comment had to be by Jake. You’re telegraphing your punches!

And Dave, I completely agree of course. What seems like an obviously bad financial decision to people who do not patronize payday loan establishments may be the very thing needed by the kind of people who do. Circumstances and preferences should dictate behavior, not legislators.

]]> By: Jake Voss http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/02/payday-loan-industry-bad-mob.html/comment-page-1#comment-5406 Jake Voss Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:38:45 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14426#comment-5406 Dave, if Rocky has taught me anything, it's that these loan sharks get a bad rap. Look at Tony Gazzo. Not only did he give Rocky money to go out on dates with Adrian, he also financed his training. Tony was there to help Rocky quit smoking and was ringside for each of his title fights against Apollo. Who gave Rocky work before he hit it big? Gazzo. Who offered Rocky help to invest the money he made fighting Apollo? Gazzo. He was a stand-up citizen. Sure, he wanted Rocky to break Bob's thumbs, but you know what, Rocky didn't. Tony knew Bob was good for the cash, so he forgave him for being late. Let's see a bank show such sympathy. If drafting legislation against Pay-Day Loan Services means more people like Tony Gazzo receiving more business, then I am all for it. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002260/ Dave, if Rocky has taught me anything, it’s that these loan sharks get a bad rap. Look at Tony Gazzo. Not only did he give Rocky money to go out on dates with Adrian, he also financed his training. Tony was there to help Rocky quit smoking and was ringside for each of his title fights against Apollo. Who gave Rocky work before he hit it big? Gazzo. Who offered Rocky help to invest the money he made fighting Apollo? Gazzo. He was a stand-up citizen. Sure, he wanted Rocky to break Bob’s thumbs, but you know what, Rocky didn’t. Tony knew Bob was good for the cash, so he forgave him for being late. Let’s see a bank show such sympathy. If drafting legislation against Pay-Day Loan Services means more people like Tony Gazzo receiving more business, then I am all for it.

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