Barometers of economy, pawn shops' volume up (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Story date: 2008-02-03 09:33:59
Added on: 2008-02-03 10:00:15

While Congress contemplates cutting checks to help Americans sometime this spring, pawn shops have become the ATM for a growing number of cash-strapped consumers.


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