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In defense of the downtrodden: Usury laws?

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Comments by Ryan Amacher, Tim Hogan, William McEachern, John McDowell, Robert Tollison and Gordon Tullock substantially improved the paper. The usual caveat about their responsibilities applies here.

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Boyes, W.J. In defense of the downtrodden: Usury laws?. Public Choice 39, 269–276 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00162118

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