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"Too many Americans following the bad example of their government - spending more money than they make and charging even more" says David Walker, former comptroller general."
Employment Benefit News
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NUMBERS -Consumers Fall Behind on Loans at Record Rate
A record 4.2% of consumer loans were delinquent at least 30 days in the fourth quarter, the latest data available, according to the Federal Reserve. Another 4% of consumer loans were in default, meaning they'd been written off by lenders.
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RESEARCH: Gallup-Healthways Daily Well-Being Index
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index has, since January 2008, tracked Americans' collective well-being on a daily basis of 1,000 adults, and will do so for the next 24 years.The worst of the six sub-indexes (life evaluation, healthy behaviors, work environment, physical health, emotional health and access to basic necessities) is life evaluation (well-being), reflecting these economic times. Click here
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