America's Consumer Debt Disaster 3 Articles

by Jonathan Young

In 2007, the United States turned 218 (or 231, depending on who you ask), looked around, shrugged, and decided to declare bankruptcy. OK, not really. America neither looked around nor declared bankruptcy. It did shrug,...read more

by Christine G.

Whatever happened to the proud independence of "neither a borrower or a lender be"? Both Canadians and Americans are floundering in financial quicksand. Per-capita Canadian debt has increased from $5,470 in 1980 to $28,3...read more

by Kevin O'Toole

The good times never last it seems. Digg.com has an article by Barbara Ehrenreich (http://digg.com/business_f inance/The_Fall_of_the_Amer ican_Consumer_by_Barbara_Eh renreich), the author of Nickel and Dimed, covering the on ...read more