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In a pinch, half of U.S. families can’t find $2,000
Dayton Daily News ^ | 06-12-11 | Mark Fisher

Posted on 06/12/2011 5:02:17 PM PDT by Kevin in California

Half of American families — including a growing portion of the country’s middle-class — would not be able to cope with an unexpected expense that required them to come up with $2,000 within 30 days according to a study that illustrates both the fragile nature of family finances and the depth of the nation’s financial crisis.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: collapse; debt; default; economy
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To: NoLibZone

Never in the last 60 lyears has there been a time I couldn’t write a check for 5 or more times that ammount!

I can’t comprehend anyone not having that little cash in reserve!


61 posted on 06/12/2011 8:01:36 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: blam

“The sun is riz, the sun is set, and you ain’t outta Texas yet.”


62 posted on 06/12/2011 8:09:50 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Oh, well, any excuse to buy a new gun is good enough for me.)
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To: henbane

you can get several trillion zimbabwean dollars for about a buck, if obamanomics keeps going we will switch places


63 posted on 06/12/2011 8:50:18 PM PDT by mriguy67
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To: Kevin in California

The half that can is comprised mostly of government employees and retirees. That’s also the half that will fall with the default.


64 posted on 06/12/2011 9:38:38 PM PDT by familyop (Shut up, and eat your brains!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Suggestion: Move to Texas."

That's a good idea. Alright, everyone. You heard him! ;-)


65 posted on 06/12/2011 9:55:41 PM PDT by familyop (Shut up, and eat your brains!)
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To: Clintonfatigued; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Clintonfatigued.


66 posted on 06/13/2011 3:01:42 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: Twink
For those of us who had to come up with $2,000 for a home fix recently, we didn’t vote for that “hope and change” crap but we are suffering from those who did. And, we’re suffering/paying for those who allowed all this spending for “social programs” our government deemed necessary for last 70 years or so.


I understand and apologize if I gave the impression that I was referring to you instead of just to those who put this illegal alien in the oval office.

67 posted on 06/13/2011 4:21:24 AM PDT by FreeMaine (Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. Prov 18:19)
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To: Twink

You are so welcome, but it wasn’t a serious post.

These days I can barely remember my name, much less keep things like S’s and C’s, verbs and nouns straight, but I appreciate your effort to educate me.

In truth, I don’t know what the importance of scraping together $2000 has to do with anything. Most of us normal folks can think of times we had trouble scraping together $200.

If getting away from debt doesn’t help, try making more. Be like our government.

Don’t get a headache.


68 posted on 06/13/2011 9:57:58 AM PDT by pallis
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To: moovova

LOL.


69 posted on 06/13/2011 10:26:52 PM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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To: FreeMaine

NP. I get it and was just responding :)


70 posted on 06/14/2011 6:48:15 PM PDT by Twink
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