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Washington fiddles while the USA burns . . .

July 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Markets

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America’s Fiscal Train Wreck
July 06, 2009
By Richard Berner | Morgan Stanley |New York
America’s long-awaited fiscal train wreck is now underway.  Depending on policy actions taken now and over the next few years, federal deficits will likely average as much as 6% of GDP through 2019, contributing to a jump in debt held by the [...]

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USA-China flowchart : Neat !

May 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Markets

Double-click on chart to get a better picture.

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The Coming of the Fourth American Republic

April 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Geopolitics

A nice broad perspective . . .
The Coming of the Fourth American Republic

By James V. DeLong
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Special Interest State that has shaped American life for 70 years is dying. What comes next is uncertain, but there are grounds for optimism.

The United States has been called the oldest nation in the world, in the [...]

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