A vibrant, competitive short-term lending market is necessary for the financial well-being of many Texans. Restricting or cutting off access to short-term, micro loans will have very real unintended consequences for consumers who use these financial products.
Zoning Promised Order, But Delivered Scarcity.
Texas adopted Hoover’s blueprint a century ago. Today, the bill is due in higher prices and lost liberty. Progressive-era policy rears its head in Texas housing. A century after Herbet Hoover put housing under government management, innovation has faltered, consumer choice has dwindled, and costs have exploded. Popular sentiment casts Herbert Hoover as a do-nothing,...