The October 11 issue of the New Yorker has a piece titled Letter from Buffalo: Pay Up by Jake Halpern that presents an interesting profile of a Buffalo debt collector. The debt collector is struggling to make enough money to keep his business afloat and care for his family, and the article describes how he resists the temptation to engage in illegal debt collection activities even though eschewing them may cost him his business. A link is not available to the article, but if you are interested in debt collection, it would be worth it to pick the piece up. (Hat tip to Dee Pridgen).
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