The bankers might not have said it in so many words, but gradually their strategy emerged: Target families who were already in a little trouble, lend them more money, get them entangled in high fees and astronomical interest rates, and then block the doors to the bankruptcy exit if they really got in over their heads.
Elizabeth WarrenWomen tend to vote the economic interests of their families and to speak out on family economic issues. For men, there's often much more focus on the idea of personal failure: "If I'm not winning this great economic game, it must be my fault."
Elizabeth WarrenIn a democracy, hostage tactics are the last resort for those who canโt otherwise win their fights through elections, canโt win their fights in Congress, canโt win their fights for the Presidency, and canโt win their fights in Courts. For this right-wing minority, hostage-taking is all they have left โ a last gasp of those who cannot cope with the realities of our democracy.
Elizabeth Warren