“Maxed Out” Documentary

[meadandale]

I read the book.

Yeah, it was very consumer sympathetic. But, you have to wonder about the banks that continue to send credit card offers to someone who is delinquent and going foreclosure with that very same bank.

Some of the things I took away from it:

* People see credit as an affirmation of their worth. They figure that a bank won’t offer them credit if they can’t pay for it. Wrong or right, this is how many of the sheep feel.

* Banks aren’t so much about banking anymore but about marketing debt. Tellers aren’t CSR’s for the bank but closers.

There’s some more but it’s been awhile since I read it.

[Arraya]

Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie? We are in essence an addictive culture and the people that run our financial institutions know this and prey on it. Is there any place for personal responsibility, of course. However, the people in charge are supposed to be the more responsible.

[Arraya]

Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie? We are in essence an addictive culture and the people that run our financial institutions know this and prey on it. Is there any place for personal responsibility, of course. However, the people in charge are supposed to be the more responsible.

[Arraya]

Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie? We are in essence an addictive culture and the people that run our financial institutions know this and prey on it. Is there any place for personal responsibility, of course. However, the people in charge are supposed to be the more responsible.

[Arraya]

Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie? We are in essence an addictive culture and the people that run our financial institutions know this and prey on it. Is there any place for personal responsibility, of course. However, the people in charge are supposed to be the more responsible.

[Arraya]

Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie? We are in essence an addictive culture and the people that run our financial institutions know this and prey on it. Is there any place for personal responsibility, of course. However, the people in charge are supposed to be the more responsible.

[meadandale]

“Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie?”

Well, at least the sheeple are consistent. Many people advocate decriminalizing drug POSSESSION because of the number of drug users in jail.

Of course, they still want to throw the book at the people who SELL drugs. Clearly they are the only culpable ones.

However, at the end of the day, as long as there is demand, there will be someone there to fill it.

Yep, seems like the mortgage crisis.

[meadandale]

“Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie?”

Well, at least the sheeple are consistent. Many people advocate decriminalizing drug POSSESSION because of the number of drug users in jail.

Of course, they still want to throw the book at the people who SELL drugs. Clearly they are the only culpable ones.

However, at the end of the day, as long as there is demand, there will be someone there to fill it.

Yep, seems like the mortgage crisis.

[meadandale]

“Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie?”

Well, at least the sheeple are consistent. Many people advocate decriminalizing drug POSSESSION because of the number of drug users in jail.

Of course, they still want to throw the book at the people who SELL drugs. Clearly they are the only culpable ones.

However, at the end of the day, as long as there is demand, there will be someone there to fill it.

Yep, seems like the mortgage crisis.

[meadandale]

“Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie?”

Well, at least the sheeple are consistent. Many people advocate decriminalizing drug POSSESSION because of the number of drug users in jail.

Of course, they still want to throw the book at the people who SELL drugs. Clearly they are the only culpable ones.

However, at the end of the day, as long as there is demand, there will be someone there to fill it.

Yep, seems like the mortgage crisis.

[meadandale]

“Who is more culpable the drug dealer or the junkie?”

Well, at least the sheeple are consistent. Many people advocate decriminalizing drug POSSESSION because of the number of drug users in jail.

Of course, they still want to throw the book at the people who SELL drugs. Clearly they are the only culpable ones.

However, at the end of the day, as long as there is demand, there will be someone there to fill it.

Yep, seems like the mortgage crisis.

[Bubblesitter]

I’ve come to the conclusion that students need to have comprehensive financial education, starting in elementary school and continuing at least through high school.

I’m doing my best to try to instill in my young ones the importance of thrift, savings and basic financial common sense. Money concerns are such a big part of life for many, and without having a basic financial base, money problems can consume one’s life. The movie “Maxed out” was a bit troubling because it highlighted that all it takes is one health catastrophe we are all vulnerable to financial meltdown. Even if you think you are well covered, all it takes is 1 major illness to exceed insurance caps. Getting insurance with a pre-existing condition is also tough

[Bubblesitter]

I’ve come to the conclusion that students need to have comprehensive financial education, starting in elementary school and continuing at least through high school.

I’m doing my best to try to instill in my young ones the importance of thrift, savings and basic financial common sense. Money concerns are such a big part of life for many, and without having a basic financial base, money problems can consume one’s life. The movie “Maxed out” was a bit troubling because it highlighted that all it takes is one health catastrophe we are all vulnerable to financial meltdown. Even if you think you are well covered, all it takes is 1 major illness to exceed insurance caps. Getting insurance with a pre-existing condition is also tough

[Bubblesitter]

I’ve come to the conclusion that students need to have comprehensive financial education, starting in elementary school and continuing at least through high school.

I’m doing my best to try to instill in my young ones the importance of thrift, savings and basic financial common sense. Money concerns are such a big part of life for many, and without having a basic financial base, money problems can consume one’s life. The movie “Maxed out” was a bit troubling because it highlighted that all it takes is one health catastrophe we are all vulnerable to financial meltdown. Even if you think you are well covered, all it takes is 1 major illness to exceed insurance caps. Getting insurance with a pre-existing condition is also tough

[Bubblesitter]

I’ve come to the conclusion that students need to have comprehensive financial education, starting in elementary school and continuing at least through high school.

I’m doing my best to try to instill in my young ones the importance of thrift, savings and basic financial common sense. Money concerns are such a big part of life for many, and without having a basic financial base, money problems can consume one’s life. The movie “Maxed out” was a bit troubling because it highlighted that all it takes is one health catastrophe we are all vulnerable to financial meltdown. Even if you think you are well covered, all it takes is 1 major illness to exceed insurance caps. Getting insurance with a pre-existing condition is also tough

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