Rabu, 27 September 2017

A Short History of Debt

The last time government red ink posed such a dire threat was during the founding of the republic. America’s long-term national debt now exceeds $14 trillion, a figure that is almost impossible for most people to wrap their minds around. In relative terms, that is roughly equivalent to the nation’s entire economic output last year. …

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