When banks were bailed out by the government during the height of the financial crisis, many Americans felt left behind. After all, it’s pretty clear that many in the banking and financial world bared a level of responsibility for the ailing American economy in the first place. Why were the very same people that fueled the housing bubble and top-heavy hedge funds being thrown a life vest to keep afloat while the average American was left to drown in their own debt woes? Indeed, much of the bailout money was taxpayer funded and so many Americans rolled their eyes, opened their wallets, and hoped for the best.
On Monday one of those banks, AIG, paid off a portion of its outstanding bailout debt. “AIG paid back $4 billion…reducing its outstanding balance to about $21 billion.” While that may seem like a relatively small fraction, the fact that AIG is taking initiative to pay down its debt now rather than later is at least something of a positive indicator. If AIG fails to pay down the remaining debt, however, the burden will inevitably fall on the taxpayers.
AIG isn’t the only one with an outstanding balance. Most Americans have at least some debt. Debt isn’t always a bad thing but can quickly turn troublesome when not enough income is coming in and too many expenses are being channeled out. In today’s economic climate not many of us can afford to pay for the important things we need, or at least think we need, right away. Instead, credit and loans allow us to manage expenses over time making purchases more within our means. But there’s a fine line between responsible and irresponsible spending of money you don’t have to begin with.
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