A big, fat loophole
This Is Uncomfortable
Marketplace
4.6 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
What if we told you there was a way to walk away from your debts with no financial consequences? There’s just one big catch.
By 21, Anthony was on top of the world: He had a six-figure salary, a loft apartment and a car with heated seats. But when the 2008 recession hit, he lost it all. And in trying to climb back up the ladder, he landed himself in $200,000 worth of debt. That is, until he found a loophole that would let him avoid ever paying it back.
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“This Is Uncomfortable” is Reema Khrais, Megan Detrie, Hayley Hershman, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Camila Kerwin and Serena Chow.
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| 0:31.2 | Maybe at some point in your life, you've found a way to bend the rules. |
| 0:35.9 | A shortcut. |
| 0:36.8 | A perfect little loophole. |
| 0:41.9 | And when you find that loophole, it can be exciting, |
| 0:44.7 | but it can also present a moral dilemma. |
| 0:47.5 | Like, is it okay to bend that rule? |
| 0:49.8 | How far is too far? |
| 0:51.4 | Loophole can be very big, like a corporation dodging taxes, |
| 0:55.6 | but they can also be very small. |
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