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Reaching Debt Limits

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

If an economy is growing, it is easy to add debt. The additional growth in future years provides money both to pay back the debt and to cover the additional interest. Promotions are common and layoffs are few, so a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Financial Implications | Tagged Debt, debt default, debt limits, debt repudiation, investment, personal consumption expenditures, sequestration, US debt, wages | 69 Comments
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