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May including everything from Student Loans to car payments to mortgages, the number more than triple that of april its the latest sign Unemployment Benefits and stimulus checks arent enough to fully cover the expenses what happens to the consumer and the economy and the stock market its not good its something weve alluded to for a while. Go and look at wells fargos First Quarter they reported in the middle of april. They took a 14 billion loan loss provision which was up 413 year over year by the way, when they report i think in the middle of july, that number is probably going to go up again...

Thank you for coming. That is the pink newspaper thats really good. I present bc radio. Ive done a show for the World Service ive made fifty inventions that shaped the modern economy. And how numbers lead us astray and sometimes help us to understand the world. I also have a podcast with a gentleman called michael lewis. Called Cautionary Tales its all about things going wrong sometimes and tragic ways and sometimes in amusing ways. In between all of that i try to write a few bucks. The second thing i want to say is thank you to the Rancho Mirage festival to jamie and the rest of the festival....

I dont believe in long preambles but i feel that i should say a few words before i Start Talking about technology. The first thing is that i am well aware that many of you have no idea going on. So thank you for showing up out of the spirit of pure curiosity. Tim s speaks very well of you. I know those really big names. So i feel very honored to be here. So who am i. I write a column for the undercover columnist for the Financial Times. It is really good. I recommend it. Thank you sir. [laughter]. The second thing is that i do radio. Adagio for service they called 50 things that makes economy....

Start talking about technology. The first thing is im well aware that many of you have no idea who i am and so thank you for showing up out of the spirit appear to gossip. I think it speaks very well of you that i know theres some really, really big names at the festival and i feel very honored to be among them so thanks for coming. So who am i . A few things. I write a column called the undercover economist for the financial times. Thats the pink newspaper thats really good. I recommend it. Thank you, sir. The second thing is i present bbc radio. I present a show for the Bbc World Service cal...

Writers festival. This is 45 minutes. Please welcome tim harford. [applause]. Thank you very much everyone. Host i dont believe in long preambles but i thought i should say a few words. I am well aware the many of you have no idea who i am printed as a thank you for showing up on the spirits of pure curiosity. It speaks very well of you. Even though its a really big name for the festival. I feel very honored to be amongst them. So who am i, few things. Already called the undercover columnist for the Financial Times. It is really good. I recommend it printed thank you sir. [laughter]. The secon...