Broken China
July, 2011
Last year USA Today, citing an investigation by the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, reported "a growing number of debtors are finding themselves locked up over unpaid balances." It added, "Though it's not illegal to be in debt, collectors are resorting to stronger tactics during the recession." If it's not illegal to be in debt, how can they be arresting people?Michael Novak Aurora, IllinoisAlthough the last debtors' prison in the U.S. closed in the late 19th century, a tally b...
