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As a Young Professional, which do you feel is most important for Congress to address? Read More » |
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Deficit-Financed Public Investment: Is It Generational Theft? Debt is something to which we can all relate. At some point during our lives, nearly all of us will have to borrow money to finance activities such as buying a car, paying for a college education or bridging a period of unemployment. Read More » |
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EU: No Request For Bailout From Ireland EU officials are pushing Ireland to accept a bailout after signs that its high debt levels (expected to top 30% of GDP this year) may cripple the Irish economy and spread turbulence to other euro members. Read More » |
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Is Government Making it Worse? The Evidence Says No I appreciate Ewan’s response to my last post on how recessions are like fires that must be put out. But his post has left me confused, and—I’m sorry to say—more convinced that ideological opponents to fiscal... Read More » |
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Social Security Is Officially in Deficits--And It's Only the Beginning. In an era of $2 trillion dollar federal budget deficits, another $10 billion deficit might not seem like that big of a deal. It’s practically a rounding error. Read More » |
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Calling China's Bluff Greetings YPNationers! I’m delighted to be here. As a new contributor, I had planned on waiting a few days to post—perhaps dip my toe in next week—but then I saw YPNation contributor Jake Bolinger’s post on one of... Read More » |
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Tea Parties, Taxes and Your Future If you watched The Daily Show on Monday night, you might think that last weekend’s Taxpayer March On Washington, a rally of tens of thousands of conservative activists, a/k/a Tea Party Protesters, was simply a collection of... Read More » |
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Is More Debt Really the Solution? For weeks, we have been hearing of the need for a “second stimulus” from Obama's advisers.The $787 billion approved in February was a “bit too small," says Laura Tyson. This is getting scary. Read More » |
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When Central Bankers Attack After Labour's historical landslide victory in 1997, one of Gordon Brown's first acts as Chancellor of Exchequer was to give the Bank of England full power to set interest rates. Read More » |
