France's Public Debt To Reach Record High in 2014
95.1 percent
Says years of litigation would be "horrendous"
Government making the wrong kinds of spending cuts (as in, not cutting entitlements)
The loss of jobs and development is the symptom, not the disease
California's recovery is a miracle. Somebody go tell San Bernardino and Stockton.
From financial crisis back in 2001
Cities don't have to be in trouble to dump retirees on federal taxpayers
There are fears local governments may not be able to repay
Move alarming conservatives
The president and his supporters try to downplay the continuing crisis.
No limits to the authority's ability to hike tolls
The first step toward a solution is just being honest about the deep hole we're in.
The bankrupt city starts putting price tags on everything, considering sales or privatization
Says there is "no guarantee" that domestic investors will continue to fund the public debt of the world's third biggest economy
The congressional budget scorekeeper projects the next decade of revenues and spending.
Refuse to concede that spending vastly more than you have is a problem at all
Say they never specifically advocated for austerity
If they owe money to the courts, even though jailing them is illegal
Celebrate with what little you have left
Former OMB director says decline may be irreversible
Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb on fragility, centralization, and capitalism
Not looking for graduates crushed under debt
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