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Podcast: Belabored
Episode: Belabored Podcast #89: Banking on Change, with Khalid Taha
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We’re used to complaining about the big banks, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. They wrecked the economy, they pressure us to take out loans and credit cards we don’t need, they get handouts from the government while lobbying to make sure we can’t discharge our student loans in bankru...