From Milwaukee:
Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin jumped 30% in the first half of the year, with a growing number of people in their late 40s and 50s who have lost their jobs among those seeking relief from debt.
Full coverage here:
http://www.jsonline.com/business/51317777.html

Here’s something new:
More than two-thirds of American adults — or 88 percent of U.S. Internet users — went online for help with recession-induced personal economic issues and to gather information on national economic problems, a study released on Wednesday said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE56E6WJ20090715

OK, listen up…
Here is more on the medical issue:
The idea that large numbers of Americans are declaring bankruptcy due to medical expenses is a myth.  Therefore, the introduction of government-run health insurance in the United States will do nothing to reduce personal bankruptcies, concludes a new study by the Fraser Institute.
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