Debt Resisters' Operations Manual Contributor(s): Strike Debt, Strike Debt (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1604866799 ISBN-13: 9781604866797 Publisher: PM Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Business & Economics | Personal Finance - General - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
Dewey: 332.024 |
LCCN: 2012276525 |
Series: Common Notions |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Over the last thirty years, as wages have stagnated across the country, average household debt has more than doubled. Increasingly, we are forced to take on debt to meet our needs--from housing, to education, to medical care. The results--wrecked lives, devastated communities, and an increasing reliance on credit to maintain our basic living standards--reveal an economic system that enriches the few at the expense of the many. The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms. Inside, you'll find detailed strategies, resources, and insider tips for dealing with some of the most common kinds of debt, including credit card debt, medical debt, student debt, and housing debt. The book also contains tactics for navigating the pitfalls of personal bankruptcy, and information to help protect yourself from credit reporting agencies, debt collectors, payday lenders, check cashing outlets, rent-to-own stores, and more. Written and edited by a network of activists, writers, and academics from Occupy Wall Street, additional chapters cover tax debt, sovereign debt, the relationship between debt and climate, and an expanded vision for a movement of mass debt resistance. |