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1StrongBlackMan

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1. Private debt ...

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 12:05 PM

Dec 2012

in relation to GDP, is a problem; but that is trending downward. And would accelerate, with more stimulus spending, as the middleclass tends to pay down debt (with the exception of educational debt) as they get money in their hands.

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What If the Fiscal Cliff Is the Wrong Cliff? [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

Private debt ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #1

Eggzactly! lonestarnot Dec 2012 #2

i tend to agree with you -- i would point out -- xchrom Dec 2012 #3

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #4