Strengthening social welfare programs (such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), increasing the minimum wage, testing cash transfer programs, expanding government-sponsored health insurance, offering free community college, and increasing labor protections could reduce the population’s demand for and exposure to short-term high-interest loans.

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  The Impacts of Individual and Household Debt on Health and Well ...

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