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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 06:58 PM Original message |
The average American family owes like $10k in credit card bills |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Read this: |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. thanks toad i think she is likely correct |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Standard Washington "gimmick" that's what BHO called the gth this a.m. nt |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. and paying down debt doesn't stimulate the economy much, does it? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. How any government can seriously think that, while borrowing trillions, it should issue a tax refund |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. Almost half a mill per household to cover the Republik spending spree. |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. you forgot about the interest on that |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. I owe more than that, and I am not using my check for payment |
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Middle finga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. There's another bubble that's waiting to bust. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. And when it does, it will hit hard. |
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splat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
9. So Obama isn't going to try to help them? That's a winning position? |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. My point is that giving them $600 when they owe $10,000 ain't helping them |
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splat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Some of us are in debt because we helped our unemployed family members |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Hey - I'm not an ogre |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Why do you feel the need to lace your post with foul language? |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Sorry - not trying to offend you |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. No offense taken nor intended towards you. |
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DeeDeeNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Here's the problem |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wish I were average. |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Proud to be below average. Way, WAY freaking below. |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Not to mention the debt Bush AND Congress has put us in by increasing the debt limit 3 times! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
20. It's not uncommon for families to owe $100K in credit card bills |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. If banks let people run up that much unsecured debt |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 11:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. They don't go under |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. deleted |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
24. i am very blessed to have no debt. Did I say I was blessed? |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-04-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. Sadly, in this case we're "average" |
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