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<title><![CDATA[Carter Dougherty - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/70928.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Carter Dougherty]]></description><category domain="70928">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Swipe Fees and the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/23/the-secret-monopoly-making-everything-more-expensive/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Carter Dougherty</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A proposed settlement would give Visa and Mastercard's duopoly a free pass, and deliver no relief on swipe fees.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Circling Sharks: Inside the Athlete-Finance Industry]]></title>
							<link>https://prospect.org/2026/02/06/feb-2026-magazine-sports-circling-sharks-athlete-finance-industry-basebal/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Carter Dougherty</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A look inside the athlete-finance industry, which resembles predatory lending'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and worse]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Necessary Bipartisan Push To Cap Credit Card Rates]]></title>
							<link>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/contributor-weird-bipartisan-alliance-cap-111100829.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Carter Dougherty</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Consumer credit is less expensive elsewhere in the world because of greater competition and tougher regulation.]]></description>
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