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Ripoff Report is one of hundreds of “complaint sites” — others include She’s a Homewrecker, Cheaterbot and Deadbeats Exposed — that let people anonymously expose an unreliable handyman, a cheating ex, a sexual predator.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2021

Q. Deadbeats and deadlines: I have worked hard my whole life and am lucky enough to be able to buy a home and also take care of my mother.

From Slate • Jan. 19, 2016

Some of last week's visible and all too human consequences of slumping business and soaring prices: Deadbeats.

From Time Magazine Archive