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Down the up escalator, how the 99 percent live in the Great Recession, Barbara Garson

Label
Down the up escalator, how the 99 percent live in the Great Recession, Barbara Garson
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Down the up escalator
Oclc number
668188515
Responsibility statement
Barbara Garson
Sub title
how the 99 percent live in the Great Recession
Summary
"An intimate look at the lives of Americans who have been affected, in very different ways, by the 2008 Recession"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
What caused the Great Recession (in three scenes and one phone call) -- Our jobs-- Pink slip club -- Down by the banks of the Ohio -- Innovating the jobs away -- Even bankers can be unemployed -- Our homes -- Show me the mortgage -- Bubble birth control -- Underwater and up the creek -- Strategic default -- Upright man -- House belongs to them -- Old-fasioned forclosure with a modern twist -- Our savings -- Three investors -- Rich or poor, its' good to have money -- Perfect twofer -- Down in a dangerous direction -- To be continued... -- Influences, debts, and love
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