The Two-Income Trap - Elizabeth Warren [137]
American Council on Education
Assets, Protection of
As We Forgive Our Debtors
Automobiles
repossessions of
Banking industry
profits
See also Citibank; Deregulation of lending industry; MBNA; Credit cards
Bankruptcy (fig.)
of African Americans
bankruptcy bill in Congress
best predictor for
in business
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
and children
and collection threats
and debt
debts not forgiven in
and disability coverage
and divorce
fraud concerning
and health. See also Health issues, health insurance
of Hispanics
and immoral debtors
and jobless
and medical bills(fig.). See also Health issues
National Bankruptcy Review Commission
number of families filing (fig.)
men with child support/alimony obligations filing
and parenthood
period before filing
process described
reasons for filing(fig.)
refiling
restricting right to file
single mothers filing (fig.)
stigma of
and two-income families. See also Families, with two incomes
women filing. See also Women, bankruptcy
See also Consumer Bankruptcy project; As We Forgive Our Debtors; Fragile Middle Class, Debt
Bidding wars
college
housing
preschool
and public schools
and working mothers
Biden, Joseph
Birth rates
Boston, pubic schools and housing
Boucher, Rick
Breneman, David
Buckley, William F., Jr.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. See also Consumer Expenditure Survey
Bush, George W.
California bankruptcy data collection
Campaign finance reform
Chase Manhattan
Chicago bankruptcy data collection
Child care. See Day care
Children. See also Child support; Day care; Education; under Families
Child support
and bankruptcy
deadbeat dads
enforcement
increasing amounts awarded
and joint custody
and Share-the-Pain model
Chronicle of Higher Education
Church Women United
Citibank
Clinton, Bill
Clinton, Hillary
Clothing expenses
Columbia University
Community Reinvestment Act
Computer expenses
Congress. See also Bankruptcy, bankruptcy bill in Congress; Bankruptcy, National Bankruptcy Review Commission; Campaign Finance Reform
Consumer Bankruptcy Project (2001) (fig.)(fig.)
summary of core and supplementary samples(table)
Consumer Expenditure Survey (fig.)(fig.)
Consumption
over-consumption
See also Automobiles; Clothing; Computer expenses; Cutting back on spending; Food; Vacations
Costs
of automobiles
of bringing up children
of college education
of credit card companies
of creditors to repossess
of divorce
fixed(fig.)
of housing, see Homes, prices
of preschool
Credit cards
aggressive collection tactics
and families in financial trouble
fees
and layoffs, child support, and health insurance lapses
marketing
percentage increase in debt
pre-approved offers
profits for companies
replacing credit card debt with mortgage debt
See also Chase Manhattan; Citibank; MBNA
Credit counseling
Credit, democratization of
Credit protection insurance
Credit reports/ratings
Crime
Crittenden, Danielle
Cutting back on spending. See also Consumption
Dallas bankruptcy data collection
Day care
Deadbeat dads
Debt(fig.)
and death of debtor
debt explosion
discharged by courts during bankruptcy
not forgiven in bankruptcies
personal responsibility for
splitting after divorce
See also Bankruptcy: Credit cards; Mortgages; Student loans
de Graaf, John
Delaware
Deregulation of lending industry. See also Banking industry; Interest rates, regulated/deregulated; Regulations, reregulating lending practices; Usury laws
Disability insurance
Discrimination
Divorce
costs of
discretionary income before and after(fig.)
divorced fathers. See also Child support; Deadbeat dads
divorced women. See also Mothers, single mothers
divorce explosion of the 1970s
and joint custody of children
and two-income families
See also Child support
Domestic violence
Duke University
Economist
Education
age of children starting school
college education
preschool
private schools
public schools
school choice
voucher programs
of women
Elderly people
and long-term care insurance
Elections/campaigns. See also Political contributions