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The Columnists: Paragraph Scott Gilmore's “Me, The Other Scott, And payday-loans” is an educational paper based on Gilmore's experience with financial fraud, the stresses of Payday Loans and the stigma behind people who use payday- loans. Payday-loans can be a lifesaver in a pinch, but could metaphorically kill you in the long run. Additionally, payday-loans target the financially unstable and people in less appealing urban areas because they assume they are the ones who need the loans. In my opinion, it is unfair to label someone using payday-loans as poor. Gilmore supports this point as he states, “these are respectable people with jobs facing unexpected car repair, or running too short to buy back to school supplies”. The reality is not

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