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Saturday Night Live: The sure-fire way to get out of debt.
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SNL: Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford
The Big Picture —
Saturday Night Live: The sure-fire way to get out of debt.
SNL: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed —
This isn't as funny as it feels like it could have been, but it's still a cute video segment on consumer spending from SNL. (Note: It's hosted at Hulu.com, so may only work in U.S.) [via Barry]
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And Where Would You Get This Saved Money?
EconomistMom.com —
Today’s Washington Post has “8 Questions on the Stimulus“–by Michael Fletcher. (There’s a video interview of Michael on the site as well.) I like that the Concord Coalition’s recent issue brief is cited under Question #2: Where would the money come from? (The question reminds me of Steve Martin’s line in the SNL clip that’s featured in the movie IOUSA–the skit “Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford” (hulu.com video linked here)–hence the title of this post.)
The money would be borrowed, ...
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