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HEDLUND REPORT: State debt is highest in nation - Hingham Journal
The nation’s unofficial economic policy over the past decade can be summed up in one word: debt. The average American is more in debt than ever before, with a consumer-istic lifestyle supported by, at least until recently, near unlimited access to ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:18:00 GMT

Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation's Economic ... - Wall Street Journal
BOISE, Idaho -- Rick and Noreen Capp recently reduced their credit-card debt, opened a savings account and stopped taking their two children to restaurants. Jessica and Alan Muir have started buying children's clothes at steep markdowns, splitting ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:26:00 GMT

The Debt Trap: Colleges Profit As Banks Market Credit Cards To ... - Free Internet Press
When Ryan T. Muneio was tailgating with his parents at a Michigan State football game this fall, he noticed a big tent emblazoned with a Bank of Americalogo. Inside, bank representatives were offering free T-shirts and other merchandise to those who ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:12:00 GMT

How Universities And Credit Card Companies Make Money Off Of Students - Consumerist.com
How can an educational institute act in its students' best interest if it stands to make money off of increasing their debt load? The symbiotic relationship between universities and credit card companies is being questioned more than ever by student ...
Posted: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Overdue Thrift Imperils Recovery Hopes - Smart Money
BOISE, Idaho (Dow Jones) -- Rick and Noreen Capp recently reduced their credit-card debt, opened a savings account and stopped taking their two children to restaurants. Jessica and Alan Muir have started buying children's clothes at steep markdowns ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:13:00 GMT

Conspiracy of Silence: Wage Collapse Caused Crisis - Huffingtonpost.com
Every day, there is another example of the conspiracy of silence that pervades the traditional media's description of the current economic crisis. Sure, de-regulation, greed and pure stupidity has a lot to do with it. But, in truth, the underlying ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:33:00 GMT

Unspoken Link Between Credit Cards and Colleges - Blueridgenow.com
EAST LANSING, Mich. — When Ryan T. Muneio was tailgating with his parents at a Michigan State football game this fall, he noticed a big tent emblazoned with a Bank of America logo. Inside, bank representatives were offering free T-shirts and other ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:22:00 GMT

Unspoken link between credit cards and U.S. colleges - International Herald Tribune
EAST LANSING, Michigan : When Ryan Muneio was tailgating with his parents at a Michigan State football game this fall, he noticed a big tent emblazoned with a Bank of America logo. Inside, bank representatives were offering free T-shirts and other ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:27:00 GMT

Budgeting ‘like our grandparents did’ - Winchester Star
Winchester — Snap the credit card in half and you just might survive the economic rut — at least that’s what some local churches are teaching. To jump-start the new year, two area United Methodist congregations will branch out from Bible ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:27:00 GMT

Weekly Audit: Curbing Decline in 2009 Economy NewsLadder - Huffingtonpost.com
In 2008, we witnessed the first serious fallout from deep structural flaws in the relationship between the nation's public and private sectors, a relationship which fell short in every conceivable area from Wall Street regulation to the basic social ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:49:00 GMT