From Market News International (sub required, and I don't have one yet -- a friend sent the story):
"U.S. pawnbrokers are reporting a rise in the number of people seeking loans to make critical payments for doctors and utility bills -- and more shoppers hunting down bargains, signs of a struggling economy this summer.
"Most pawnbrokers regard their business as counter-cyclical in that they tend to see more activity when things slow -- as long as they don't slow too much, when all get hurt.
"But among pawnbrokers who see their business moving in a more direct line with the economy's ups and downs, there is also marked evidence of an economy adrift again.
"Either way, pawnbrokers paint a picture of Americans swimming in bills and finding it tougher to pare down debt."
Uh-oh.
This couldn't have anything to do with rising poverty, weak income growth and weak job growth, would it?
Oh, wait, sorry -- I was almost feeling girlie for a second there.
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