Doomsayers see disaster in our growing debt

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Doom and gloom, as the fashionistas might conclude, seems to be the new black. And the natural accessory, of course, is anxiety.

Consumers realize, all too well in some cases, that too much debt will eventually fall on you like a house of cards. They're wondering whether part of the solution _ which involved the federal government taking on mountains of debt _ isn't just kicking the crisis down The Road.

"You can't fight a debt problem with more debt," Ruth said.