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Old 04-07-2013, 04:31 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Survey: Americans learned money lessons from 2008 | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

This is a wonderful thing, and will serve everyone well for decades to come!!
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Old 04-07-2013, 04:35 PM
 
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Survey: Americans learned money lessons from 2008 | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

This is a wonderful thing, and will serve everyone well for decades to come!!
Yea, but you know how when times get prosperous again, lessons are lost after one generation, right?
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Old 04-07-2013, 04:37 PM
 
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I don't believe it. If they had learned anything, they wouldn't have put Obama back in office.
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Old 04-07-2013, 04:40 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Yea, but you know how when times get prosperous again, lessons are lost after one generation, right?
True, but perhaps this was a deep enough blow to offset part of that tendency.
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Old 04-07-2013, 04:54 PM
 
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Nope; another round of extending mortgages to those who should not have them is already in the works.
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Old 04-07-2013, 06:04 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Yet outstanding consumer credit increased $200 billion since 2008.
In February alone it increased over 7%.

Someone is spending like there's no tomorrow.

FRB: G.19 Release-- Consumer Credit
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Old 04-07-2013, 06:51 PM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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If they had learned anything, they wouldn't have put Obama back in office.
Exactly...
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Old 04-07-2013, 07:19 PM
 
Location: Florida
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