[globalwhiplash]

Now wait a minute. He lost his job and she got a tumor on her heart. Well, most of us paying a mortgage would be in trouble after a few months with no income. Come on! This is anecdotal.

[RobRoy]

This particularly human interest story is anecdotal. They use it to make the raw facts in the story more interesting. And one needs to ask, what caused the guy to lose his job? Some suggest the soft housing market is going to increase the unemployment rate. It's only opinion though.

You will also notice that it was an issue even if they did still work.