http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2013:/tag/bankruptcy 2013-06-15T17:00:11Z Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/i-got-a-great-degree-i-ca_b_3447683.html 2013-06-15T17:00:11Z 2013-06-15T17:00:11Z Steve Rhode http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/ Huffington Post Reader Question<br /> <br /> Dear Steve,<br /> <br /> Went to Temple University and got a BS in Exercise Physiology. I owe Sallie Mae over $165,000 in loans,... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chapter-13-bankruptcy">Chapter 13 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-7-bankruptcy">Chapter 7 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/how-to-get-out-of-debt">How to Get Out of Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/get-out-of-debt">Get Out of Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/temple-university">Temple University</a>, <a href="/tag/student-loans">Student Loans</a>, <a href="/tag/getting-out-of-debt">Getting Out of Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/my-private-student-loan-d_b_3415792.html 2013-06-10T11:34:49Z 2013-06-10T11:34:49Z Steve Rhode http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/ Huffington Post Reader Question<br /> <br /> Hi Steve,<br /> <br /> Like many others who have written you, I come with a question regarding private student loans. <br /> <br /> Between m... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chapter-13-bankruptcy">Chapter 13 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/sallie-mae">Sallie Mae</a>, <a href="/tag/get-out-of-debt">Get Out of Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/student-loans">Student Loans</a>, <a href="/tag/private-student-loan-debt">Private Student Loan Debt</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-w-gerard/court-grants-corporations_b_3409143.html 2013-06-10T07:53:06Z 2013-06-10T07:44:08Z Leo W. Gerard http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leo-w-gerard/ When a kid snatches an old lady's purse, it's punished as a crime. But when a corporation manipulates bankruptcy law to deny thousands of retired coal miners benefits they labored their entire lives to earn, it's endorsed by federal court. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/coal-miners">Coal Miners</a>, <a href="/tag/collective-bargaining">Collective Bargaining</a>, <a href="/tag/patriot-coal">Patriot Coal</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/retiree-benefits">Retiree Benefits</a>, <a href="/tag/kathy-a-surratt-states">Kathy A. Surratt-States</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-bankruptcy-code">Federal Bankruptcy Code</a>, <a href="/tag/umwa">Umwa</a>, <a href="/tag/arch-coal">Arch Coal</a>, <a href="/tag/united-mine-workers-of-america">United Mine Workers of America</a>, <a href="/tag/peabody-energy">Peabody Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/magnum-coal-co">Magnum Coal Co.</a>, <a href="/tag/coal-mining">Coal Mining</a>, <a href="/tag/retiree-health-care">Retiree Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy-court">Bankruptcy Court</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/30/sound-shore-health-system-medicare-cuts_n_3362128.html 2013-05-30T19:00:45Z 2013-05-30T17:46:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Tom Hals May 30 (Reuters) - Sound Shore Health System Inc of suburban New York City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming gover... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/montefiore-medical-center">Montefiore Medical Center</a>, <a href="/tag/sound-shore-health-system-inc">Sound Shore Health System Inc</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-11">Chapter 11</a>, <a href="/tag/medicare-cuts">Medicare Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/sequester-cuts">Sequester Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/government-spending-cuts">Government Spending Cuts</a>, <a href="/tag/kidspeace-corp">KidsPeace Corp</a>, <a href="/tag/healthcare-providers">Healthcare Providers</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-gaudreau/student-loans-will-our-ch_b_2789082.html 2013-05-29T13:25:30Z 2013-05-29T13:25:33Z Richard Gaudreau http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-gaudreau/ Student lenders have collection powers denied most creditors. Credit card companies can't garnish your wages without a court order. A federal student loan collector can garnish your wages just by sending a notice in the mail to your employer. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/student-loan-default">Student Loan Default</a>, <a href="/tag/student-loan-company">Student Loan Company</a>, <a href="/tag/department-of-education">Department of Education</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/lawyer">Lawyer</a>, <a href="/tag/ecmc">Ecmc</a>, <a href="/tag/new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/tag/income-based-repayment-plan">Income-Based Repayment Plan</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendell-potter/a-cynical-search-for-loop_b_3345470.html 2013-05-28T09:32:12Z 2013-05-28T08:22:10Z Wendell Potter http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendell-potter/ There is an age-old tradition in this country: if you don't like a law and can't get rid of it, look for a loophole. That's what some companies that don't want to comply with an important Obamacare requirement have done, and it appears they've hit pay dirt. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/uninsured">Uninsured</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/unitedhealth">Unitedhealth</a>, <a href="/tag/commonwealth-fund">Commonwealth Fund</a>, <a href="/tag/underinsured">Underinsured</a>, <a href="/tag/obamacare">Obamacare</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care-reform">Health Care Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/medical-debt">Medical Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/affordable-care-act">Affordable Care Act</a>, <a href="/tag/cigna">Cigna</a>, <a href="/tag/aetna">Aetna</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care">Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street-journal">Wall Street Journal</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lili-balfour/3-ways-entrepreneurs-can-_b_3281678.html 2013-05-23T18:43:47Z 2013-05-23T18:43:55Z Lili Balfour http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lili-balfour/ All smart entrepreneurs know to seek legal council prior to signing off on a term sheet. However, even those who do understand the terms, tend to visualize a profitable exit, <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/startup-advice">Startup Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/startups">Startups</a>, <a href="/tag/leadership">Leadership</a>, <a href="/tag/entrepreneurs">Entrepreneurs</a>, <a href="/tag/failure">Failure</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/are-consumers-afraid-of-d_b_3210582.html 2013-05-03T15:03:33Z 2013-05-03T15:03:33Z Steve Rhode http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/ A recent publication out from the Federal Reserve appears to indicate consumers have learned to cut back on debt, at least for now.<br /> <br /> The reduction mig... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/consumer-debt">Consumer Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/foreclosure">Foreclosure</a>, <a href="/tag/credit-cards">Credit Cards</a>, <a href="/tag/delinquent">Delinquent</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/charge-off">Charge-Off</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-pace/financial-literacy_b_3175178.html 2013-04-28T15:53:48Z 2013-04-28T18:09:09Z Natalie Pace http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-pace/ We are wary of used cars salesmen, but how conscious are we of the fact that almost everything we buy is sold to us by a commission-based broker who wins when they convince us to buy more than we came to purchase? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/debt">Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/irs">Irs</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-literacy">Financial Literacy</a>, <a href="/tag/mortgage-crisis">Mortgage Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/student-loans">Student Loans</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/foreclosure">Foreclosure</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/how-to-find-a-great-bankr_b_3132253.html 2013-04-22T17:42:01Z 2013-04-22T17:42:05Z Steve Rhode http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/ I've written a number of guides about all sorts of debt related issues but for some reason I've never written one about how to find a great bankruptcy attorney. So here goes. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/consumer-bankruptcy">Consumer Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-13-bankruptcy">Chapter 13 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/filing-bankruptcy">Filing Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-7-bankruptcy">Chapter 7 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjoriet-t-matute/preventing-bankruptcy-bef_b_3072189.html 2013-04-12T17:02:59Z 2013-04-16T11:44:38Z Marjoriet T. Matute http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjoriet-t-matute/ As I stir my morning coffee, I can hear the television downstairs in my parents' apartment, the morning news is going over the financial status of our... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/allowance">Allowance</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/kids">Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/tag/money">Money</a>, <a href="/tag/preschool">Preschool</a>, <a href="/tag/donations">Donations</a>, <a href="/tag/saving-money">Saving Money</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justine-frangouliargyris/germany-europes-greedy-bo_b_2954428.html 2013-03-26T14:27:15Z 2013-03-26T14:28:16Z Justine Frangouli-Argyris http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justine-frangouliargyris/ With their southern partners' economies collapse resulting in these nations being unable to purchase many imported goods, Germany has decided to pursue the only assets left to be had, namely the funds remaining in their banks. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/tag/world-news">World News</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/bailout">Bailout</a>, <a href="/tag/jeroen-dijsselbloem">Jeroen Dijsselbloem</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/european-stability-mechanism">European Stability Mechanism</a>, <a href="/tag/angela-merkel">Angela Merkel</a>, <a href="/tag/eurozone">Eurozone</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus">Cyprus</a>, <a href="/tag/eurogroup">Eurogroup</a>, <a href="/tag/laiki-bank">Laiki Bank</a>, <a href="/tag/euro">Euro</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/cyprus-eu-bank-levy-agreement_n_2940459.html 2013-03-23T14:17:00Z 2013-03-23T14:17:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NICOSIA, March 23 (Reuters) - Cyprus has agreed with EU/IMF lenders a 20-percent levy on deposits over 100,000 euros ($130,000) at leading lender Ba... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-debt-crisis">Cyprus Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bailout">Cyprus Bailout</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-banks">Cyprus Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus">Cyprus</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bank-tax">Cyprus Bank Tax</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bank-levy">Cyprus Bank Levy</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/what-happens-if-cyprus-collapses_n_2939448.html 2013-03-23T09:12:26Z 2013-03-23T10:00:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PARIS -- What happens if Cyprus' banks collapse? If its government goes broke? If it leaves the euro?<br /> <br /> The European Union, the International Monetary ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-debt-crisis">Cyprus Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bailout">Cyprus Bailout</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-banks">Cyprus Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bank-tax">Cyprus Bank Tax</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus">Cyprus</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bank-levy">Cyprus Bank Levy</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/23/cyprus-rescue-plan-bankruptcy-_n_2939228.html 2013-03-23T09:08:40Z 2013-03-23T09:16:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NICOSIA, Cyprus &mdash; Cyprus officials and international representatives ended torturous negotiation in the early hours of Sunday with no agreement ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-debt-crisis">Cyprus Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bailout">Cyprus Bailout</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-banks">Cyprus Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bank-tax">Cyprus Bank Tax</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus">Cyprus</a>, <a href="/tag/cyprus-bank-levy">Cyprus Bank Levy</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/jpmorgan-mf-global-settlement_n_2914425.html 2013-03-20T08:06:35Z 2013-03-20T08:06:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ NEW YORK &mdash; JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a deal that will return $546 million to former customers of trading firm MF Global Holdings Ltd., which ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jp-morgan">JP Morgan</a>, <a href="/tag/european-debt">European Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/jp-morgan-mf-global">Jp Morgan Mf Global</a>, <a href="/tag/mf-global">MF Global</a>, <a href="/tag/customer-accounts">Customer Accounts</a>, <a href="/tag/big-banks">Big Banks</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/revolutionary-idea-real-l_b_2876488.html 2013-03-15T14:18:10Z 2013-03-15T14:18:13Z Lisa Bloom http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-bloom/ With little fanfare, more than five million people every month are now getting online advice from real lawyers in their practice area and state. Have a child custody question in California? No problem. Bankruptcy in Baltimore? Deportation in Dallas? Covered. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/attorneys">Attorneys</a>, <a href="/tag/lawyers">Lawyers</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/divorce">Divorce</a>, <a href="/tag/family-law">Family Law</a>, <a href="/tag/legal-system">Legal System</a>, <a href="/tag/consumers">Consumers</a>, <a href="/tag/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</a>, <a href="/tag/justice">Justice</a>, <a href="/tag/child-custody">Child Custody</a>, <a href="/crime">Crime News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-marks/girls-gone-wild-bankruptcy_b_2836314.html 2013-03-08T10:42:28Z 2013-03-08T10:42:31Z Gene Marks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-marks/ The company's bankruptcy filing listed $16.3 million in debt and $50,000 in assets. How can a company like this even have any assets? Is it the stacks of VHS tapes sitting in the corner? The Hollywood rights to "Sexiest Shower Scenes?" <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chapter-11">Chapter 11</a>, <a href="/tag/steve-wynn">Steve Wynn</a>, <a href="/tag/joe-francis">Joe Francis</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business">Small Business</a>, <a href="/tag/quincy-jones">Quincy Jones</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/girls-gone-wild">Girls Gone Wild</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/07/ruben-hinojosa-bankruptcy_n_2830961.html 2013-03-07T15:55:25Z 2013-03-07T15:55:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas), who filed for personal bankruptcy in December 2010, has emerged from Chapter 11, according to a court document.<br /> <br /> The ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chapter-11">Chapter 11</a>, <a href="/tag/texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/tag/political-news">Political News</a>, <a href="/tag/congressional-salaries">Congressional Salaries</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/congress-wealth">Congress Wealth</a>, <a href="/tag/ruben-hinojosa">Ruben Hinojosa</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-11-bankruptcy">Chapter 11 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/ruben-hinojosa-bankruptcy">Ruben Hinojosa Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/hinojosa">Hinojosa</a>, <a href="/tag/congressional-salary">Congressional Salary</a>, <a href="/tag/house-financial-services-committee">House Financial Services Committee</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-barnhart/municipal-bankruptcy_b_2777010.html 2013-02-27T18:10:21Z 2013-02-27T18:10:25Z Mike Barnhart http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-barnhart/ Local leaders and citizens need to be aware of the municipal bankruptcy process and what it means to their community. Unless government officials learn to exercise budget control, more and more municipalities may face the prospect of bankruptcy. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/municipal-bankruptcy">Municipal Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/state-budgets">State Budgets</a>, <a href="/tag/san-bernadino-bankruptcy">San-Bernadino-Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/state-budget-solutions">State Budget Solutions</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/bankruptcy-is-often-the-b_b_2679400.html 2013-02-20T11:59:56Z 2013-02-20T12:00:01Z Steve Rhode http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-rhode/ Here is something you don't expect to hear people say, "If you file bankruptcy your life will get better." Well, I did file bankruptcy and my life did get better. Within three years of bankruptcy we had purchased a house and before that had rebuilt great credit using secured credit cards. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/consumer-bankruptcy">Consumer Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-13-bankruptcy">Chapter 13 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-7-bankruptcy">Chapter 7 Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-tarnoff/the-visual-effects-vfx-paradox_b_2673573.html 2013-02-19T19:02:07Z 2013-02-19T19:02:19Z John Tarnoff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-tarnoff/ How can it be that almost every movie (and every big-grossing movie!) out there is VFX-driven, and yet one of the top companies in the industry has to file Chapter 11? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/special-effects">Special Effects</a>, <a href="/tag/chapter-11">Chapter 11</a>, <a href="/tag/cg">Cg</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, <a href="/tag/movie-studios">Movie Studios</a>, <a href="/tag/film-production">Film Production</a>, <a href="/tag/visual-effects">Visual Effects</a>, <a href="/tag/movies">Movies</a>, <a href="/tag/studios">Studios</a>, <a href="/tag/hollywood">Hollywood</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-james/richard-riordan-endorses-kevin-james_b_2703332.html 2013-02-19T18:47:39Z 2013-02-19T18:47:42Z Kevin James http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-james/ Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan officially announced his endorsement of mayoral candidate and former federal prosecutor Kevin James. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/richard-riordan">Richard Riordan</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/mayor">Mayor</a>, <a href="/tag/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/tag/mayoral-candidate">Mayoral Candidate</a>, <a href="/tag/election">Election</a>, <a href="/tag/kevin-james">Kevin James</a>, <a href="/tag/pension-reform">Pension Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-riordan-kevin-james">Richard Riordan Kevin James</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-riordan-endorsement">Richard Riordan Endorsement</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-riordan-mayor">Richard Riordan Mayor</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-riordan-endorses-kevin-james">Richard Riordan Endorses Kevin James</a>, <a href="/los-angeles">Los Angeles News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/bankruptcy-at-23-from-college-debt_n_2663618.html 2013-02-11T14:47:08Z 2013-02-11T14:47:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Half of U.S. college students have four or more credit cards. Easy access to credit and impulsive decision-making have left a growing number of 20-som... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/huffpost-live">HuffPost Live</a>, <a href="/tag/debt">Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/credit">Credit</a>, <a href="/tag/college">College</a>, <a href="/tag/money">Money</a>, <a href="/tag/nancy-redd">Nancy Redd</a>, <a href="/tag/amanda-chatel">Amanda Chatel</a>, <a href="/tag/credit-cards">Credit Cards</a>, <a href="/tag/personal-finance">Personal Finance</a>, <a href="/huffpost-live-321">HuffPost Live 321 News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lester-charlie/keep-hope-alive_b_2591355.html 2013-01-31T18:53:01Z 2013-01-31T18:53:20Z Lester & Charlie http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lester-charlie/ Hey, in this country of inflationary inequality, gerrymandering, hanging chads and corporations that are people too, my friend -- the lottery seems to us like the last bastion of true democracy! <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/welfare">Welfare</a>, <a href="/tag/lottery">Lottery</a>, <a href="/tag/bankruptcy">Bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/tag/the-grinch">The Grinch</a>, <a href="/tag/architectural-digest">Architectural Digest</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/poll">Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/democracy">Democracy</a>, <a href="/tag/arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/tag/sam-walton">Sam Walton</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/jan-brewer">Jan Brewer</a>, <a href="/tag/political-humor">Political Humor</a>, <a href="/tag/satire">Satire</a>, <a href="/tag/american-dream">American Dream</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-stam">Paul Stam</a>, <a href="/tag/lester--charlie">Lester &amp; Charlie</a>, <a href="/tag/comedy-news">Comedy News</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/political-satire">Political Satire</a>, <a href="/comedy">Comedy News</a></p>