In the years prior to the crisis, households accumulated a lot of debt, which was offset by rising asset prices.

在危机爆发的前几年，美国家庭积累了大量的债务，这抵消了资产价格的上涨。

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There is every reason to believe that the current state of the economy has, in fact, been substantially contributed to by a net trade imbalance and the reliance on consumer debt to offset the loss of manufacturing.

FORBES: Joe Stiglitz's Story on Why We Won't Bring Manufacturing Back

To enable Housing and Urban Development to identify Federal employees delinquent on a HUD obligation and initiate debt collection or salary offset.

WHITEHOUSE: Matching Programs Conducted in 1994 and 1995

To enable Housing and Urban Development to identify Postal employees delinquent on a HUD obligation and initiate debt collection or salary offset.

WHITEHOUSE: Matching Programs Conducted in 1994 and 1995