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Old 05-25-2011, 08:27 PM   #76
Uday
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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato View Post
An article here says that 50% of Americans could not raise $2000 in the event of an emergency.

That is a scary statistic. I'm sure the economy is partly to blame, but it's also the fact that many (most?) American families did not save while the economy was good.
As I understand your economy, if 50% of your citizens saved money, your economy would collapse.
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