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Re:Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt to pay for ne... by frankbreetz on Friday May 24, 2019 @02:43PM (#20004197)
I think "credit card debt" implies they aren't paying it off at the end of each month. Also in the article, it says the average credit card debt is 6,506, this is more than the typical American can afford to pay down on their credit card each month.
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Re:Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt to pay for ne... by dgzl on Friday May 24, 2019 @03:03PM (#20004371)
> I think "credit card debt" implies they aren't paying it off at the end of each month.

Maybe in the context of this article, but that's not what it logically means.

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