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100			_aDugas, Christine,
245		0	_aMiddle Class Barely Treads Water. _cChristine Dugas.
260			_bUSA Today, _c2003.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2004. _nArticle 40, _pBusiness, _x1522-3191;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
500			_aOriginally Published: Middle Class Barely Treads Water, Sept. 14, 2003; pp. n.p..
520			_a"Life is more of a crap shoot for middle-class families these days as they struggle with high debt, high living costs and shaky prospects for a secure retirement. Low interest rates have provided some breathing room, but many still live paycheck to paycheck. With personal bankruptcy at an all-time high, it's mostly the middle class that gets trapped: 92 percent of the record 1.6 million filers in the year ended June 30 [2003] were middle class, according to a Harvard University study." (USA TODAY) This article discusses the reasons behind the increase in the number of bankruptcies filed in the United States in 2003.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aBankruptcy
650			_aCredit cards
650			_aDual-career families
650			_aFamily _xEconomic aspects
650			_aIncome
650			_aMiddle class families
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2004, _pBusiness. _x1522-3191;
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