Word: credititis
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...crippling economic downturn with its mounting job losses and frozen credit markets has extended far beyond mainstream America, hitting high-end consumers in their Gucci pocketbooks. "This is one of the worst financial crises of our time, and [luxury] has been one of the hardest hit markets for retailers," said Monica Aggarwal, a director in Fitch Ratings Retail Group...
...luxury market expanded in recent years to include new demographics, as surging home prices and easy access to cheap credit transformed ordinary people into the nouveau riche with an appetite for chic goods. Many used their homes as instant banking machines, tapping home equity loans to snap up clothes, handbags and shoes from the world's most prestigious labels. TV shows, such as Sex and the City, Project Runway and The Rachel Zoe Project added to the hype. (Read "Macy's: The Retail Universe...
...What kind of subsidies would the government offer to low-income Americans and small businesses to help them buy insurance? Starting in 2013, the Federal Government would offer a refundable tax credit to low- and middle-income individuals and families who purchase certain policies through the state exchanges. The credit would be available to individuals and families who earn up to 300% of the federal poverty level, which for a family of four would be about $66,000 in 2009. It would be provided on a sliding scale, with the level of credit "based on the percentage of income...
...Qualifying small businesses that offer their employees health insurance would be eligible for a tax credit to offset their contribution to the costs of the policies. An employer with up to 25 full-time employees whose average annual wages are no more than $40,000 would have access to some part of the credit, though only companies with no more than 10 employees who earn an average of less than $20,000 a year would be eligible for the full credit. In 2011 and 2012, the full credit would be up to 35% of a small business's contribution...
...other companies would be kept on as contractors to "service" the loans - performing administrative tasks such as answering student inquiries and collecting payments - the total amount of jobs lost will actually be much less. It doesn't hurt the Administration's case that over a year ago, when the credit crunch paralyzed the markets, Congress had to pass a law allowing the Department of Education to buy student loans back from the lenders to ensure that money would continue to flow to students. Approximately three-quarters of the FFEL loans in the 2008-09 academic year were already...