
The Bomb That Doesn't Explode
The national debt is $36 trillion. The deficit hawks have been predicting the explosion for 30 years. The bomb is the wrong metaphor.
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The national debt is $36 trillion. The deficit hawks have been predicting the explosion for 30 years. The bomb is the wrong metaphor.
Read full piece →
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