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Economic Perspective - Crazy Canadian Spending

  Program 3824  (download mp3)
  Posted on Thu, Feb 24, 2011


Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Ecnomist discusses "crazy Canadian spending" trends.  Canada usually maintains a frugal reputation of moderate spending and did not experience a financial melt down on par with the US recession.  But a recent study shows that household debt has risen to unprecedented levels of 148% of disposable income,  while US household debt is holding steady at 147%.  Canadian banks have been lending - and consumers have been borrowing...

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