indebtedness

• Americans in particular have lived beyond their means, focused on the acquisition of material goods, and accrued a disastrous level of indebtedness, which is the very core of the financial problems the country is experiencing right now.
• I believe some of the crash was inevitable because of over-indebtedness, but the depression was not inevitable. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• Consumerism (a palace or two and 3 cars and a boat) and indebtedness are the new religion! —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
• "Whilst I appreciate the no-doubt genuine attempts which have been made by [Cosac Ltd director Andrew] Vatua and the other family group members who are making efforts to clear the defendant company's substantial indebtedness, the real situation appears to me to be a hopeless one," Judge Gendall said.
• Thats healty cash generation vis a vis indebtedness, and the loans have been reduced since then. debt gives leverage. if there is positive sentiment then a penny share like yell can rocket compared to the large cap companies. of course, they can fall just as quickly, so its important to buy at the right price (at the risk of stating the obvious). there is a lot of money to be made, and lost.

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