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by anthuman 2576 days ago
I suspect rising income inequality and increasing housing costs are the primary drivers of CC debt.

You generally can't pay rent with a CC and if rent goes up but income doesn't, then I could see people using CC to make ends meet.

Of course for some, overconsumption is the culprit, but I doubt it is for most people.

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In the article, it says for 32%, discretionary spending was the primary cause. That's all I was talking about.