Bill Moyer's Journal had a great feature Friday based on a Business Week report about the Business of Poverty, the array of check cashers, rent-to-own, pay day lenders, predatory lenders, user car dealers and collection firms that have opted to turn the lowest-income Americans, particularly African-Americans, into a business niche. Original article is at
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/conte... During National Black Business Month, we have the opportunity to present an alternative economic model where consumer dollars generate more economic activity and jobs, instead of impoverishing people who already do not have enough.
Visit blackbusinessmonth.biz to learn how you can join this new empowerment movement.
Posted By: John Templeton
Saturday, August 9th 2008 at 5:40PM
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