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Government
The hole is now too deep. Paying down debt, mathematically impossible.
Posted by: Besoeker || 12/13/2014 06:07 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Its not impossible. Print more money to devalue the debt. But remember the cost (Wiemar Republic Germany or Zimbabwe). I lived through double digit inflation and double digit unemployment under Jimmy Carter. There's a whole generation and then some that have not one clue about the reality of what they are facing when this is resolved.
Posted by: OldSpook || 12/13/2014 9:32 Comments || Top||

#2  Never heard of a mathematician, except Napoleon, in politics.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 12/13/2014 10:15 Comments || Top||

#3  Politically it is impossible; financially it is not. Just stop spending money on stuff that is not needed. Deregulate and Allow the economy to grow without an open gate border.

Cap the federal GIVERnment at 8% of GDP and revenue at 9%.
Posted by: Airandee || 12/13/2014 11:01 Comments || Top||

#4  National Debt Clock. Although interesting, this clock doesn't show the long-term debt obligations. Paying for wars is not such a big item as are the social programs. Gets back to Romney's claim about the 47%.
Posted by: JohnQC || 12/13/2014 11:04 Comments || Top||

#5  G(r)om I had to look.

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Leon Trotsky

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Eamon deValera

LOL
Posted by: Shipman || 12/13/2014 12:01 Comments || Top||

#6  Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky began studying mathematics at Odessa in 1897. However, his career in mathematics was cut short by imprisonment and exile in Siberia.

Eamon deValera yes
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 12/13/2014 12:12 Comments || Top||

#7  Being an engineer, I've always harbored a distrust of mathematicians.
Posted by: JohnQC || 12/13/2014 12:40 Comments || Top||

#8  I believe most rational people realized this would come someday. The only resolution at this point will be repudiation then war or war then repudiation. Take your pick.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck || 12/13/2014 14:55 Comments || Top||

#9  Only 3 ways:

Stop spending
Raise taxes
monetize currency
Posted by: newc || 12/13/2014 18:16 Comments || Top||

#10  Only one of those that interests me, newc, is STOP SPENDING.
Posted by: Barbara || 12/13/2014 18:19 Comments || Top||

#11  I agree Barbara. The spending has to stop or at least be severely cut back! Somehow, the damage politicians do to this country has to be limited.
Posted by: JohnQC || 12/13/2014 20:31 Comments || Top||



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