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- From: an030@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Broward Horne)
- Newsgroups: sci.econ
- Subject: Re: BANKRUPTCY 1995: Any thoughts?
- Date: 11 Nov 1992 19:48:16 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, miklg@acuson.com (Michael Goldman) says:
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- > The Economist published the Debt/GDP of industrialized countries
- > a few weeks ago. The US was about average. Germany's is rapidly
- > growing as well. We used to be much better. In 1960 Debt/GDP was
- > 0.36, 1970 = 0.33, 1980 = 0.33, 1990 = 0.56, 1992 = 0.7 so the
- > trend lines are the worrisome thing. (Data from the 1992 World
- > Almanac).
- >
- >> One thing missing in your analysis. It assumes that the GDP will
- >> continue to grow.
- >
- > If GDP doesn't grow, the debt will not be the major concern of
- > anyone - unemployment and crime will be.
-
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- I fail to see the difference. It's all the same system.
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- >
- >>>2) The deficit/debt problems, while large, are not insolvable.
- >
- > I agree.
- >
-
- I guess you missed the election results.
-
- " Insight ", Nov 23, 1992 -
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-
-
- " If Clinton cannot bully lawmakers, what clout will he have with
- them? ... The first is intimidation, but that's not Clinton's
- style, and he's not in a position to do it. The second is to
- offer inducements [pork] "
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-
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- " According to a Democratic Senate staff aide, Clinton and Mitchell
- coordinated their campaign and legislation strategies and have
- been sharing ideas about what will be a new legislative
- environment "
-
-
- Good luck.
-
- > - Michael Goldman
- >
- >--
- >"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have
- >exhausted all other alternatives." - Abba Eban
- > Disclaimer: All views are solely my own & not the views of Acuson.
- > <sun!sono!miklg> or [miklg@acuson.com]
- >
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