{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"A Citizen&#039;s Guide to Indiana","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.masson.us\/blog","author_name":"Doug Masson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.masson.us\/blog\/author\/dougmasson\/","title":"Debt is a Symptom; Not the Disease - A Citizen&#039;s Guide to Indiana","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7CRJbgqeLC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masson.us\/blog\/debt-is-a-symptom-not-the-disease\/\">Debt is a Symptom; Not the Disease<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masson.us\/blog\/debt-is-a-symptom-not-the-disease\/embed\/#?secret=7CRJbgqeLC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Debt is a Symptom; Not the Disease&#8221; &#8212; A Citizen&#039;s Guide to Indiana\" data-secret=\"7CRJbgqeLC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.masson.us\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"In response to a David Brooks column, Tom Scocca, writing for Slate, makes an important point. Debt itself isn&#8217;t the disease, it&#8217;s a symptom. Casting the debt as an object of moral concern is the work of minds that have come detached from human experience. The debt is an epiphenomenon. It is the side effect [&hellip;]"}