Debtors Anonymous
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| - | "Memoir On Pauperism: Does public charity produce an idle and dependant class of society? (1835) originally published by Ivan R. Dee. Inspired by a trip to England. One of [[Tocqueville]]'s more obscure works." | ||
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| - | '''Pauperism''' (Lat. ''pauper'', poor) is a term meaning [[poverty]] or generally the state of being poor, but in [[English language|English]] usage particularly the condition of being a "pauper", i.e. in receipt of relief administered under the [[Poor Law|poor law]]. From this springs a more general sense, referring to all those who are supported at public expense, whether within or outside of almshouses, and still more generally, to all whose existence is dependent for any considerable period upon charitable assistance, whether this assistance be public or private. In this sense the word is to be distinguished from "[[poverty]]". | ||
| - | Under the poor laws, a person to be relieved must be a destitute person, and the moment he had been relieved he became a pauper, and as such incurred certain civil disabilities. [[Statistics]] dealing with the state of pauperism in this sense convey not the amount of destitution actually prevalent, but the particulars of people in receipt of poor law relief. | + | '''Debtors Anonymous''' ('''DA''') is a [[twelve-step program]] for people who want to stop incurring [[unsecured debt]]. Collectively they attend more than 500 weekly meetings in fifteen countries, according to data released in 2011. |
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| - | *[[Working poor]] | + | * [[Compulsive buying disorder]] |
| - | *[[The Prince and the Pauper]] | + | * [[List of twelve-step groups]] |
| - | *[[Debtors Anonymous|Compulsive Pauper]] | + | * [[List of Twelve Step alternate wordings]] |
| - | + | * [[Oniomania]] | |
| + | * [[Underemployment]] | ||
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Debtors Anonymous (DA) is a twelve-step program for people who want to stop incurring unsecured debt. Collectively they attend more than 500 weekly meetings in fifteen countries, according to data released in 2011.
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- Compulsive buying disorder
- List of twelve-step groups
- List of Twelve Step alternate wordings
- Oniomania
- Underemployment
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