Progressive Breakfast: Hunting Payday Sharks in East Nashville

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Andy Spears

Hunting Payday Sharks in East Nashville

In the Paleozoic Era, Tennessee was covered by a warm, shallow sea, filled with sharks. Sharks still linger in our state, ready to sink their teeth into your wallet. Today’s apex predators are “payday lenders,” who make their money lending – legally – to working families who live paycheck to paycheck. We set out on Gallatin Road in East Nashville to find these predators, and we’ll stay on the road until we’ve sent all of our state’s prehistoric loan sharks back where they belong: extinction.

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