Get out of debt. In a world of stagnant incomes and rising core expenses like mortgage and health care costs, that's a lot easier said than done. The middle class is under enormous pressure. But families can stop the bleeding by reducing their reliance on debt wherever they can. They can also start fighting back by taking a hard look at whom they do business with and rethinking whether they want tricks-and-traps banks to hold their money. They can also demand that public officials take the side of families over the side of banks.
Elizabeth WarrenThat is especially important as more young people must take on huge debt loads to go to college.
Elizabeth WarrenIf you want to find out how strong a company's ethics are, don't listen to what its people say, watch what they do.
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