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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 11:10 AM Original message |
Given a Shovel, Americans Dig Deeper Into Debt |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. well it's not just "years of spending more than they earn" |
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JoDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. sui, you described |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. before you do Bkr |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 01:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
23. We were able to get over 65% off the totals for 3 of my fiance's credit card bills. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Many people were spending more than they earned, and not |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. the myth of the welfare queen |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. "Don't characterize everyone or even most everyone that way... |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. ultimately though |
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funflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 02:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Got any actual facts you'd like to share? Haven't heard any yet. n/t |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. And you don't have to cite these extremes |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Absolutely. I'm NOT saying that everyone in dire financial straits |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-22-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. More than half of all bankruptcies are related to medical emergencies n.t |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-22-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I don't doubt it. Do you have a link? |
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BridgeTheGap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 06:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Here's one |
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funflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-23-08 02:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Half of all personal bankruptcies are caused by a medical crisis |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. 20 year old son? |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I flew out of the nest |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. That's the first thing I keyed on too. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. My friend refers to her 27 year old son as "The Parasite." |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Yet another reason I'm glad I never had any |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. You don't see it as helping her son? |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-28-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I have no problem with parents who want to help their children. |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. What kind of example does the Federal Government set on this? |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-21-08 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. But... but... she was helping the economy |
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groovedaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-24-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. Some good letters to the NY Times on Brooks Op-ed on this subject |
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