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Old 05-18-2010, 10:41 PM   #11
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Default Re: Greece laid low by its decadence

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Originally Posted by Timber Loftis View Post
BTW, in case anyone hasn't noticed, Americans have very quickly become much more responsible. Credit rates have shot up to an average of 710. This means that in the face of this crisis, people are shedding their debt, paying their bills, and hunkering down. (Note that someone who defaults or goes bankrupt does not have a rising credit score, so the only explanation for this rise is that people are paying off debt.)

Exactly! If this is how we did it all along, we'd be fine! Hell, we may not have the latest silly phone/camera/projector/app spazz toy, but we'd be ok with the economy.

Living within our means. Repeat that when you're tempted by some flashy new toy
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