The Debt Issue: In Depth
- Infographic: The Real Reason You Have So Much Debt (It鈥檚 Not Crazy Spending)
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Infographic: The Real Reason You Have So Much Debt (It鈥檚 Not Crazy Spending)
$11.85 trillion in household debt has more to do with stagnant wages (and predatory banks) than shopping sprees .
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Aug 13, 2015
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Introduction $11.85 trillion: 1. 2. Nonmortgage debts: Top 10 States: 59%: Savings rates: 听3. This infographic was revised on August 17, 2015.
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Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz
is the former creative director at YES!, where she directed artistic and visual components of YES! Magazine, and drove branding across the organization for nearly 15 years. She specializes in infographic research and design, and currently works with The Nation, in addition to YES! She previously worked at The Seattle Times, The Virginian-Pilot, Scripps Howard Newspapers, Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post, The Connecticut Post, The San Diego Tribune, The Honolulu Advertiser. She lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and currently serves on the board of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association. Tracy speaks English.
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