Good news, people: The “boom” is back! Yes, good times are here again, thanks to an economic boom that’s being generated by (of all things) bad times. As you might know from your own experiences, tens of millions of Americans have been hit hard, knocked down and held down in recent years by the collapse […]
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Occupy Springfield tries to decide what’s next
The march through downtown Springfield two days ago had gone well, attracting more than 200 demonstrators to an Occupy Springfield protest for a few hours of chanting and waving signs in perfect autumn weather. Now, on Monday, it is raining, and fewer than 30 occupiers have answered the call to gather outside Chase Bank at […]
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Student Loan Sharks
Almost anyone who took out student loans during college will be glad to hear this news: There’s a bill before Congress to allow private student loans to be discharged through bankruptcy. That’s a major step forward, and here’s why: student loans are the only type of private loan with a federal “no-escape” clause. If you […]
