Tristan Bove

Americans' finances are getting stretched to historic margins, so the option to spread out payments on everyday purchases into multiple, usually interest-free installments has become increasingly appealing.

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Americans have grown far less likely to strike up a conversation with a stranger or get to know people living closeby, and it could be costing the country a lot more than neighborhood quaintness.

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Small business loans during COVID were easy to take advantage of, and scammers may have funneled those government subsidies into home purchases.

The government may have spent billions subsidizing the lifestyle expenses of fraudsters.