I’ve written here before about the “I.O.U.S.A.” phenomenon of both many Americans and the U.S. government’s enormous amount of debt. This was even before we took on untold billions (trillions?) during the recent economic crisis and before Americans had to start using credit cards to make ends meet as they lost their jobs, food and gasoline started costing more and the winter costs of heating homes rose. The New York Times has a great interactive feature about consumer debt. They use photos, videos, articles and interactive graphics to show how many Americans are deep in debt and how they...
