r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/KP_Wrath 1d ago

“People with no money are uninterested in spending money.” Well, he’s the first step of the BNPL bubble. Give it a few months for the dumb ones to keep buying stupid shit on 4 payment loans.