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The Color of Money

Changing the credit card rules won't necessarily cure our addiction to credit

By Michelle Singletary
May 13, 2009

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I have no doubt those working to reform the credit card industry mean well. But neither Congress nor the president can fix the fixation many Americans have with using credit rather than cash. (Full article: 466 words)

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