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JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
11. What if I told you that we could end unemployment for $3Trillion more and pay off the deficit faster
Wed Feb 27, 2013, 03:19 PM
Feb 2013

You're right, $15Trillion is high, but it will continue to get higher as long as unemployment doesn't come down. It will linger for 20+ years. But with interest rates at an all time low the difference between $15T and $18T means decades of high unemployment or full recovery in 4 years. We'll be paying the deficit for a long time, but we can pay it faster with millions of new workers, small businesses, entrepreneurs, infrastructure, technology, and innovation.

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