Bill Foster: “U.S. households hold $18.8 trillion in debt today.”

“Not at the top of my head, no. No. $12.68 trillion in 2008. Do you know how much debt the U.S. households hold $18.8 trillion in debt today. piled up and stressed American households than there was before the crisis. And we're unfortunately just as naked against the same sort of abuse that we had as we had back then, we're facing.” (02:23–02:24)

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