Stop Penalizing Poverty
- da: Poor People
- destinatario: Congress and World Governments
We the undersigned are asking you to help to stop the penalizing of the poor and vulnerable.
The poorest people are kept swamped in debt by the current practice of adding excessively to their debt whenever they miss a payment or pay late. They are also subjected to higher interest rates and goods and services costs than people with higher incomes. It is time for the oppression of the poor and vulnerable to stop. Outlaw excessive penalties and charges and interest rates. Give the poor a chance to climb out of poverty and to live without oppression. Charges and penalties should be linked to the actual cost incurred in providing the goods or services to the poor and should be reasonable and limited to provide a cap to the poverty penalty.
Stop keeping poor people poor by allowing the leveraging of poverty penalties such as excessive late charges, fees, penalties, heavy interest rates and usury. The rich and middle class are not quite as subject to these charges, as they usually have enough money to pay bills when they come due, meaning that their debt burden is consistently lower than those with less means. Give the poor a chance to breathe.
Thank you.
We the undersigned are asking you to help to stop the penalizing of the poor and vulnerable.
The poorest people are kept swamped in debt by the current practice of adding excessively to their debt whenever they miss a payment or pay late. They are also subjected to higher interest rates and goods and services costs than people with higher incomes. It is time for the oppression of the poor and vulnerable to stop. Outlaw excessive penalties and charges and interest rates. Give the poor a chance to climb out of poverty and to live without oppression. Charges and penalties should be linked to the actual cost incurred in providing the goods or services to the poor and should be reasonable and limited to provide a cap to the poverty penalty.
Stop keeping poor people poor by allowing the leveraging of poverty penalties such as excessive late charges, fees, penalties, heavy interest rates and usury. The rich and middle class are not quite as subject to these charges, as they usually have enough money to pay bills when they come due, meaning that their debt burden is consistently lower than those with less means. Give the poor a chance to breathe.
Thank you.
