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Attack of the Killer Debts!
Last Saturday the Globe and Mail (November 28, page B1) ran a multi-page spread on national government debt. It was a mish mash of large titles, large numbers and sensational assertions: “A World Awash in Debt”; “Climbing out of this hole won’t be easy”; “the numbers are staggering”, “debt would climb to about 300 percent [...]
Posted by Keith Newman under debt, fiscal policy, interest rates, monetary policy.
December 3rd, 2009
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