The Debt vs. Interest Rate Conundrum
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It now takes about 10 cents on every tax dollar collected just to pay the interest on the debt. As bad as that is, it's only because interest rates are at record lows that the debt is still manageable.
Michael Pento | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business