maddythebeagle
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My favorite is the 10 pm news preview during the prime time programming....."Guess what the government isnt telling you that could kill you....details at 10"
I worry about the possibility (that we all face) of undeserved lawsuits costing me millions and years, .
Might be an urban myth.
The truth about credit card debt - MSN Money
God I hate when people spoil a wonderful story (American's are drowned in Credit Card debt) with facts. I say anybody posting a link with data should be permanently banned from the forums.
Might be an urban myth.
The truth about credit card debt - MSN Money
I wonder if the average person isn't saying:
"Ewwwww, the economy is bad? That is sooooo depressing! I think I'll go to the mall and buy a bunch of stuff to make me feel better".
-ERD50
Thanks for the citation, though it is based on 6-year old data. It contains the sentence:
These figures are from the Federal Reserves 2001 Survey of Consumer Finances, one of the most comprehensive assessments of what Americans own and owe. (The survey is updated every three years; a summary of 2004's results will be published in early 2006.)
The Federal Reserve Board published newer data (from 2004), though I've not been able to find it on the web yet.
You had to read a book to figure that out? LOL!Read this book and have a Happy New Year.
Amazon.com: The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things: Books: Barry Glassner
After reading the book, the pattern became clear of how the media spins its stories to make them deliberately misleading in order to sell fear and keep viewers and readers plugged in.
Maybe, maybe not. Not my problem (that's why it's a minor peeve).
ROFLOL!When we come back: Think that scare tactics in the media can't affect you? You might be surprised at what leading experts say about how sensationalized news stories and responses of your own neighbors can destroy your peace of mind, elect a president who is not qualified to serve, and make you a victim of identity theft. So stay tuned to Action Eyewitness News 7.
From 2001 to 2004, the proportion of families carrying a balance
rose 1.8 percentage points, to 46.2 percent. The preceding
three years had seen a much smaller increase in use ...
Overall, the median balance for those carrying a
balance rose 10.0 percent, to $2,200; the mean rose
15.9 percent, to $5,100....
In the recent period, the median balance rose strongly for most demographic groups; but borrowing declined notably for the lowest
and next-to-highest income groups and for the
youngest age group. Many families with credit cards do not carry balances.
41Of the 74.9 percent of families with credit cards in 2004, only 58.0 percent had a balance at the time of the interview; in 2001, 76.2 percent had
cards, and 55.4 percent of these families had an
outstanding balance on them
This brings up something I've wondered about lately -- what do news people themselves think about all the blather on TV these days? Do they just LOVE those interviews at the mall, or are they secretly hating life?
I once considered journalism and talked to some professors, students, and journalists who really wanted to change the world, be the next Woodward and Bernstein, etc.
Has anyone out there every been a journalist and what do folks on the inside think of the current state of the industry?
Has he consider NPR?
The more I watch local TV news, the more I realize that it's a gigantic waste of time. There seems to be no journalistic standards applied to news stories. I absolutely detest the "man on the street" interviews.
When gas first hit $3 (last year?), one of the reporters asked a hapless looking customer at a gas station. I'm sure he was picked because he would exude the hopelessness of the gas being $3 a gallon. Here's how the interview went:
Reporter: So, is $3 gas really affecting you?
Customer: Yeah, it's really tough, it's really eating into my other purchases etc. Look, I can only afford to buy 1 gallon of gas today. <camera pans over to the pump fixated on the 1 gallon>
Reporter: Wow, yeah, you do have tough. Back to you Jim.
. So, when gas was $1.50 a gallon, this guy would have only been able to afford *2* gallons of gas! I'm not saying this guy isn't having it tough, but come on.