New York Times Goes After Debt Collectors

Cause and effect seems to have escaped the New York Times in its piece on ?rough playing? debt collectors.

With an economy that is anything but stable, due in no small part to schizophrenic interest rates, inflated housing markets, and increased energy costs, the rise in consumer debt levels has been pretty astounding to industry watchers and analysts. Along with this increase in consumer debt comes an increase in consumer debt collection. Cue the Ennio Morricone music and black hats.