How the payday loan industry laundered policy by paying academics to write papers that supported its positions

The surprise in revelations like this is usually not that folks like Priestley can be bought, but how incredibly cheaply people like Priestley can be bought. $30k! An industry can buy its own academic paper to use as a weapon in legislation for the cost of a new Jeep Wrangler.

I mean, have some dignity, Jennifer! Hold out for at least a C-Class or something!

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