Dispelling U.S. Debt Myths Written By: David Neubert 2007-04-05 11:04:32 Wondering who really caused the giant U.S. government deficit? Since WWII, conservative Republicans seem to be worst for the government debt, while Clinton (a conservative-ish Democrat) seems to be best. Found this interesting* history of the U.S. debt compiled from by blogger Steve McGourty using data in Microsoft Encarta and the 2006 U.S. Govt Office of Management and Budget .
Economist Jeffrey Sachs: "We'll Get Out of This Mess" Written By: Michelle Haimoff 2008-03-25 22:42:35 I attended Charlie Rose’s interview of Jeffrey Sachs at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday night. Jeffrey Sachs, who is the Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and has been an economic advisor to governments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the former Yugoslavia, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa, as well as an author and the only academic to have been repeatedly ranked among the world's most influential people by Time magazine, is about as close to a household name as an economist can get.
Global Bailouts Will Lead to Global Inflation: How to Play It Written By: David Neubert 2008-10-16 14:59:43 Photo: tao_zhyn, Creative Commons, Flickr
All the money used by central banks around the world to rescue the financial system is causing an increase in government liabilities.
