Quote: "small towns can only exist as leeches off the cities"
You'll perhaps notice that states/counties with large cities nearly always have much higher taxes than more rural states/counties. In other words, if I live in a small town that is not politically dependent on a big city, I pay less taxes. Who is leeching off whom?
The credit card companies charge as much as they can, and I chose the company that gives me the best rates. The companies that have more costs can't have lower interest rates and don't get my business. The credit card market is somewhat competitive.
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. . . would be to respect the wishes of the deceased in his agreement with Yahoo! that no one would get to see his stuff when he died.
The guy did agree to the Yahoo! thing.
Did he ever leave any other writings contradicting himself?
Quote: "small towns can only exist as leeches off the cities"
You'll perhaps notice that states/counties with large cities nearly always have much higher taxes than more rural states/counties. In other words, if I live in a small town that is not politically dependent on a big city, I pay less taxes.
Who is leeching off whom?
Basic Economics:
The credit card companies charge as much as they can, and I chose the company that gives me the best rates. The companies that have more costs can't have lower interest rates and don't get my business.
The credit card market is somewhat competitive.