Abbeville NewsLocal news for Abbeville, AL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Are Debtors' Prisons Next- February 14, 2008 "Social Security recipients could now more easily pledge their future checks as collateral for small short-term loans." Ah, the perils of unintended consequences . The federal government in the 1990s made direct deposit a default method of paying Social Security and some other benefits. via Concurring Opinionshttp://www.topix.net/city/abbeville-al/2008/02/are-debtors-prisons-next?fromrss=1 |