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January, 1988

Quote"I hate to say it about such an agreeable man, but it was sinful that Ronald Reagan ever became President. But ... let me give him his due: He would have made a hell of a king."—Tip O'Neill, in Man of the House.Plastic MoneyAverage amount charged by Americans per month on credit cards: $115.•Total consumer credit-card debt in the United States: 591.3 billion dollars.•Number of automatic-teller machines (A.T.M.s) in the United States: more than 68,000.•Percentage of banks that use...