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overheard in front of 100 memorial dr.

In economics, narrative on 5 December 2007 tagged 100-memorial-dr, coffee-spoons, economics, finance, greed, materialism, overheard, scary with no comments

Heard from a person talking into a cellphone. Emphasis hers.

G: He wants to become a high-powered hedge fund manager. That’s what everyone wants to do.

we really don’t expect much of kids

In edumication, slush on 11 October 2007 tagged advertising, coffee-spoons, credit card, credit card companies, credit cards, education, finance, fiscal responsibility, hell-in-a-handbasket with no comments

That is, we really don’t give them any credit,1 do we?:

With small incomes and big bills, college students make a prime market for credit cards. But critics say the card companies take unfair advantage, luring students with free T-shirts and food — then snaring them with high interest rates.
On Wednesday, a national consumer group backed [...]