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Friday, January 9, 2009

Apprehensive Consumers Borrow Less, Save More


“Consumers cut back on their borrowing by a record amount in dollar terms in November, another sign of trouble for the rapidly weakening economy.” (Associated Press, Friday)

For many economists, increased saving is a “sign of trouble.”

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  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.