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Payday Loans Trump Nat'l Security Email Print

So what one thing would get you out of Bush's military?  Why, the Republican-protected Pay Day Loan Industry.
Thousands of U.S. troops are being barred from overseas duty because they are so deep in debt they are considered security risks, according to an Associated Press review of military records.

On the most ridiculous grounds imaginable, Republicans have decided that being in debt is such a threat that you can't serve.  Do they really believe that Iraqis are going to be sneaking up to American soldiers, offering them bundles of dinars for information?  The idea is ludicrous.

But there's one thing for sure: Republicans wouldn't want someone who owed their buddies in the payday loan business over in Iraq where they might get hurt.  Much better to keep them home where they can pay off that triple digit interest.

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