Glenn Greenwald on Nostr: Closing CFPB is the opposite of the economic populism claimed by MAGA. It was one of ...
Closing CFPB is the opposite of the economic populism claimed by MAGA.
It was one of the only reforms after the 2008 financial crisis. Little else protects consumers against the tyranny of large banks.
And CFPB was implementing rules to bar de-banking on political grounds:
https://bird.makeup/@systemupdate_/1889335745044758913Published at
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