public finance

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Debt Spending

a: Using a defibrillator ~
b: economic recovery

What: "But funding a recovery with huge government spending and massive debt is like using a defibrillator to treat a heart attack. It can work well in short doses, but it's completely unsustainable over the long term."

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Writer: Richard Gibbons
LCC: HJ
Where:
Date: Sep 13 2009 12:54 AM


The Us National Debt

a: The us national debt ~
b: passive child Abuse

What: Children who have been abused grow up feeling oppressed and constantly weighed upon. Their hearts are heavy and they often develop a mindset that diminishes their health and happiness. Public and private debt has the same affect in the economic realm. It is a huge burden heaped on the younger generations by the old. The 'Elders' of this generation have bequeathed to the younger people a form of economic abuse that will last the lifetime of the younger generation.

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Writer: LucretiaGermanica
LCC: HJ
Where:
Date: Aug 10 2010 7:33 AM


Economy With Too Much Debt

a: An economy with too much debt ~
b: running through knee-deep water

What: "It's like running through knee-deep water instead of running on dry ground," says Alan Levenson, chief economist at investing firm T. Rowe Price.

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Writer: Alan Levenson
LCC: HJ
Where:
Date: Aug 28 2010 12:49 AM


Debt Is Like A Fulcrum And Lever

a: Debt ~
b: a fulcrum and lever

What: "Debt is like a fulcrum and lever," allowing us to lift what we otherwise could not lift. We can buy a home, a car, start a business, or go out to eat and not be bothered with having to wait.

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Writer: Dave Ramsey
LCC: HJ
Where:
Date: Oct 25 2011 10:26 PM


Us And The World As Japanese Style Slowdown

a: United States Economy ~
b: Japanese economy

What: The link is to an interview with Steven Roache, a noted Economist at Yale. He thinks that given the amount of debt in the US, Japan and Europe, there is little hope for any kind of sustained recovery. The slight upside is that the US population is growing, something that is not true in Japan and Europe.

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Writer: LucyG
LCC: HJ
Where:
Date: Jan 27 2012 11:12 AM


It True In Baseball Also

a: A good man ~
b: being a goalkeeper

What: "somebody sometime said - being a good man is like being a goalkeeper - you will be always remembered for those goals you missed"

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Writer: Rizwan Ishak
LCC: HJ
Where:
Date: Apr 30 2012 4:57 PM



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