Trade Imbalance

Fictional Davos Discussion Between Tim Geithner and China's He Yafei

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.03.2012

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Howard Steven Friedman

The following conversation did not take place... but wouldn't it have been interesting if it did? Geithner: Glad I found you. We really need to talk...

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Retiring the National Debt by Not Destroying the Economy

Stephen Herrington | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Taxes, Debt, Trade Imbalance, Department of Defense, National Debt, Wealth, Economy, Economic Crisis, Gop, Jobs, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Care, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Stephen Herrington

Retiring the national debt shouldn't even be an issue in Washington. The national debt as a percent of GDP has been higher in the the past and we survived. The key to that survival was to grow the economy.

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"I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today": Americans Want What We Can't Pay For

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stanton Peele

Obama's effort to resuscitate the US economy is artificial life support, since we are no longer energetic, enterprising, and creative enough to generate sufficient economic activity on our own.

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