King Kong Debt Meets Middle-Class Life. Stacy A. Teicher.
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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 39Business. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor, 2004ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Bankruptcy | Credit cards | Debt | Finance -- Personal | Finance companies | Materialism | Middle class familiesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Ask most people if they should save more, and the likely response would be 'yes.' But with so many opportunities to spend, sometimes we just can't help ourselves. Shopping is even seen as an expression of patriotism: Go ahead, buy the latest gadgets, a bigger car, or another pair of spike-heeled shoes, it will be good for the economy." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article discusses the growing debt in the United States and reveals that "30 percent of Americans believe they probably will always have debt."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: King Kong Debt Meets Middle-Class Life, Aug. 16, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Ask most people if they should save more, and the likely response would be 'yes.' But with so many opportunities to spend, sometimes we just can't help ourselves. Shopping is even seen as an expression of patriotism: Go ahead, buy the latest gadgets, a bigger car, or another pair of spike-heeled shoes, it will be good for the economy." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article discusses the growing debt in the United States and reveals that "30 percent of Americans believe they probably will always have debt."
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