Americans are saving less

Saturday 21 November 2009

ON THE AGENDA

Will Too Much Debt Fuel A Double-Dip Recession?

Francie Grace
Nov 20, 2009

That was the question raised by President Obama during an interview in China (one of our biggest creditors), as cartoonists seized the opportunity to comment on America's looming national debt. "It is important," said Mr.

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Will a Delay on the Climate Treaty be Time Well-Spent?

Scott Bittle
Nov 16, 2009

World leaders flatly admitted this weekend what everyone pretty much knew: there won't be a major deal on climate change at the big conference in Copenhagen next month. Instead, leaders will try to keep the process going, in hopes of coming up with a deal next year.

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Re: Americans are saving less

On January 29, 2009 Anonymous says:

I don't think people should pity those now who don't have much money. Now I do understand that some people have had tough luck, but others as you can see in the charts, do not save so when their money is gone it's gone and then they blame the economy and government. The people got the U.S. into this recession and they're going to have to get us out.