Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt

by Jose Garcia, James Lardner, Myra Batchelder, et al.

Book 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595582118
• ISBN13: 9781595582119
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 7.8"