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Government Debt & Financing

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EconomicPolicyJournal.com

Ramifications: Any pools of money that require money managers by bylaws or other agreements to hold only AAA debt may be forced to sell Treasury securities. It is unclear as to the size of such pools, since some may have clauses that...

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“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. “ - P. J. O’Rourke

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The Political Commentator

Empathy, for want of a better word, does not exist either in Congress or in the White House! An interesting word empathy. For those unfamiliar empathy is the identification with and understanding of another's situation. Empathy is a word not a

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Mike Maloney

Up until 1917, the thing that is creating so much political turmoil right now—the U.S. debt ceiling—didn’t even exist. This New York Times video takes a look at the history of the debt ceiling and why it causing so much political infighting today.

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Market-ticker.org

If what I heard yesterday in the so-called "debate" on the floor of the House is an honest indication of what we can expect from Congress we're just plain screwed.

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The Political Commentator

The risk-free rate is also known as the 3-month U.S. treasury bill! What happens if and when there is no risk-free rate? Will that happen when the United States is downgraded from AAA? What will happen to the CAPM? When I was in business

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InformationClearingHouse.info

The US dollar could plummet in exchange value and lose its role as world reserve currency. The US would no longer be able to pay its oil bill in its own currency, and as its balance of payments is heavily in the red, the US has no foreign...

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Market-ticker.org

Interest expense as a percentage of government, this year, if the MTS thus far is 9/12ths of the total (through June), will run $515 billion. This out of a budget of $3.8 trillion (approximately) is ~14% of the total federal budget.

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lewrockwell.com

Disengage From the US Government - It's time for domestic expatriation, says Fred Reed. / The Torturer vs. Joan of Arc - Becky Akers on the inhuman face of the regime. / Accidentally Conceived in 1971 - The gold baby is now due, says Arthur M.M. Kr

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lewrockwell.com

Democracy = Freedom? - Tom DiLorenzo on an American myth. / The Great Default - Gary North on the feds, their mega-debts, and a tiny piece of good news (until 2014). / Another Republican Spending Fraud - Ron Paul on the evil "cut, cap, balance."

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