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Gusto users question the ethics of paycheck advance prompts

A Gusto user expresses discomfort with the platform's paycheck advance suggestions, arguing they don't support healthy financial habits and shouldn't be promoted to employees. The feedback is a values-based critique rather than a description of a broken feature.

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