A growing financial burden By John Schenkenfelder Mr ... to revive America's economy. In the short term, we can easily justify massive tax cuts, corporate ... this nation has selfishly failed to balance its budgets and reduce debt. When the economy is back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:44:03

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Debt-Financed Consumer Spending Spree?

From the Wall Street Journal article "Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation's Economic Woes": ... " and you get 600 results, and for "credit card nation" you get almost 400 results. But the consumer debt data ... Rick and Noreen Capp recently reduced their credit-card debt, opened a savings account and stopped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:56:00

Cheap is the new black

From the Wall Street Journal: Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation’s Economic Woes Rick and Noreen Capp recently reduced their credit-card debt ... s what economists call the “paradox of thrift.” U.S. household debt, which has been growing steadily since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:35:39

Government debt — who will pay?

“The ‘incidence’ of taxation refers to who pays the ultimate burden of a tax. The optimal theoretical resolution is government budget surpluses that reduce the debt. But that is the least probable scenario. Total government spending in the USA has reached an astonishing sixty percent of national income. Most of the American economy’s output is now allocated by government rather than the desires of individuals. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 04:57:10

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