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To: jttmab who wrote (218261)2/13/2007 6:19:33 PM
From: mistermj  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
Consumer debt is around 2 trillion the last time I looked. Once again you throw out ridiculous bogus numbers as fact.

According to the latest figures from the Federal Reserve, America's consumer debt has topped $2 trillion

msnbc.msn.com

But consumer debt. That's something else. "($30 trillion) of this debt was created since 1990



To: jttmab who wrote (218261)2/13/2007 6:47:01 PM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
Are you sure you are not mistaking private debt with consumer debt?

ST

PS I was actually wondering about that recommendation. Thanks for letting me know. Now my ego is deflated to its previously gigantic size <vbg>