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Overview"At a time when Americans owe close to $800 billion in credit card debt, the myth is that credit cards are primarily financing America's luxury lifestyles—helping white suburban families pay the costs attached to extravagant homes, luxury cars, and golf club memberships—or helping those who aspire to these lifestyles. Up to Our Eyeballs reveals the disturbing reality that credit cards are in fact the new ""safety net,"" being used by desperate middle- and low-income families to manage essential expenses. In the increasingly volatile American economy, where a decline in work-related benefits like health insurance and pensions has accompanied a rising cost of living and increased job instability, consumer debt has become a fact of life for many American families. Up to Our Eyeballs is a troubling examination of the causes and consequences of this explosive rise in consumer debt. Including a critical look at how the financial industry became the aggressive, hyper-profitable industry it is today, this book also incorporates solutions that will be of real relief to struggling households." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jose Garcia , Cindy Zeldin , Myra BatchelderPublisher: The New Press Imprint: The New Press Dimensions: Width: 1.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 2.10cm Weight: 0.338kg ISBN: 9781595582119ISBN 10: 1595582118 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 03 April 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJose Garcia is a senior research and policy associate at Dēmos with over ten years of experience working on civil rights, census advocacy, and socio-demographic analysis. Jim Lardner is a journalist and the founder of Inequality.org. Cindy Zeldin is the executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, a non-profit organization that advocates for access to quality, affordable health care for all Georgians through public education and outreach, coalition building, and public policy advocacy. She is a co-author (with José Garcia and James Lardner) of Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt (The New Press). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |