Readers Question: Canada National Debt 2011

Readers Question: What is Canada’s National debt? It is a little hard to decipher as there seem to be two different measures. Net Federal Debt – NetDebt owned by federal government Gross General Government Debt The second statistic – Gross General Government debt includes debt by local and state governments and so gives a higher …

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Why is US Facing Debt Crisis?

In one sense the US is facing a debt crisis. The level of government borrowing has risen sharply as a % of GDP, and given current spending commitments, the forecast for borrowing is to continue to grow. Nevertheless, despite disputes over raising debt ceiling, the US doesn’t currently face a crisis like Greece or other …

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Is US Economy at Risk of Recession For 2024 Election

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Is US Economy Heading to Recession For 2024 Election – Six Warning SignsWatch this video on YouTube The US economy is currently booming with economic growth of over 3%, record employment figures and core inflation falling to 2%. It has been labelled the Goldilocks economy – everything is appearing to go well, but last year, …

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Are We Heading for a Fiscal Timebomb?

The economist recently warned that governments are living in a fiscal fantasyland, failing to confront dire and growing levels of debt. High inflation and rising interest rates have caused a surge in debt interest payments. By next year, the UK’s debt service payments will be similar to the entire education budget. It is a similar …

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Irresponsible tax cuts

The current US administration is proposing tax cuts which ‘The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’, estimates it will include $5.8 trillion of total tax cuts over the decade and a net cost of $2.2 trillion through 2027. The problem with these tax cuts It is unclear how these tax cuts will be financed. An …

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Economic policies of Donald Trump

The first admission about writing on the economic policies of Donald Trump is that nobody can be entirely sure what it will be – perhaps even Donald Trump himself. Campaign promises are one thing, but the reality of a Republican controlled Congress, may be something else. I don’t think it unreasonable to think that the …

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Could US Make Same Mistakes as Europe?

In 2009, US and EU unemployment rates both stood at 10% – but since then EU unemployment has increased to 12% and US unemployment fallen to 7.9%. (see: US v EU unemployment) These contrasting fortunes in unemployment are a reflection of diverging rates of economic growth. Whilst, Europe has entered a double dip recession, the …

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