William D. Lastrapes
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What’s the Debt Ceiling and Why Is It an Obsolete Way to Control Spending?
The U.S. is once again on the precipice of default on its national debt—not because of a fundamental inability to generate and collect tax revenues (a la Greece), but because of political shenanigans over the country’s debt ceiling.
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Why the National Debt Doesn’t Matter—Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Treasurys
The rate of growth of the U.S. federal government’s debt load has slowed of late, but its level remains high.
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What’s the Debt Ceiling and Why Is It an Obsolete Way to Control Spending?
The U.S. is once again on the precipice of default on its national debt—not because of a fundamental inability to generate and collect tax revenues (a la Greece), but because of political shenanigans over the country’s debt ceiling.
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Why the National Debt Doesn’t Matter—Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Treasurys
The rate of growth of the U.S. federal government’s debt load has slowed of late, but its level remains high.
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