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chapter 13 (excerpt):

Drawing the Line

As you can see from Table 24 (pg. 82), during the period from 1979-1998 personal bankruptcy filings have increased from 196,976 to 1,379,249. That’s more than a 600% increase. The dramatic rise can be clearly seen in Figure 12 (pg. 112). The Guardians of the Privileged have reacted to this distressing statistic in their normal, caring fashion. They have passed legislation to make it harder for individuals to discharge a bankruptcy. Now if they could just pass a bill making it illegal for people without health insurance to get sick. . .