'I have no money': debt collection continues despite pandemic
by Michael Sainato from Economics | The Guardian on (#51CC7)
Legal groups across the US are calling on federal and state governments to halt debt collection as it continues unabated
Veronica Cavalli was at home in New York City last week, laid off from her job amid the Covid-19 pandemic and, as instructed by New York's governor, trying to minimize her contact with others to halt the spread of the virus.
When supplies ran low she sent her teenage children to the grocery store only to discover her debit card wasn't working. She checked her account. It was thousands of dollars overdrawn.
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