Bankruptcy happens. No matter how you get there—sudden job loss, medical emergency, financial crisis, lack of knowledge about debt management—you’re not alone. In fact, it’s a lot more common than you might think. In 2014, Indiana processed 30,000 personal filings from Hoosiers, and Kentucky’s records hovered right around 17,500. Country-wide that year, just over 910,000 people filed for bankruptcy. Still … Read More
A Sensible Explanation for the “Jobless Recovery”
Corporate profits are very high, while unemployment remains high. Why aren’t businesses hiring more? Because they don’t think they need to.
It’s Not Just You–The Income of Americans Has Been Declining During the “Recovery”
Not only have our incomes continued to go down since the recession officially ended, they’ve gone down more than they did during the recession.