Poorer and older consumers could instead be called to foot the bulk of the bill implied by the Proposition while spending a larger portion of their limited income in doing so.
Even if not the Cupertino based company will likely hedge a significant amount of stock and that a bulk discount will ensure they can always have a cheaper bill of materials than any competitor using the alloy.
In Congress, a predatory-lending bill sponsored by Senator Paul Sarbanes would prohibit balloon payments, among other things, in which the bulk of a loan is left unpaid at maturity, often without the full understanding of the borrower who then cannot repay.