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> Best part is credit card debt is typically unsecured - spend, consume, enjoy, stick up middle finger when repayment is due. Those who do repay will of course sub those who don't over the long course in the variable rates and fees.

Those that pay it off entirely every month are the one's being subsidized. It's effectively an interest free loan for 30 days. Plus you get 1-2% back as "rewards". That's what contributes to the ~3% transaction costs for credit cards.



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