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  1. @jaredstill I want to keep this going, but I'm going out of town and won't have much Internet access. Have a good weekend.
  2. @jaredstill The Euro might blow up and China manipulates its currency. So we’re set.
  3. @jaredstill Nothing can replace the dollar there either. Only Europe and China have big enough economies to be candidates, but …
  4. @jaredstill We too are in a unique situation. We have our own currency, and they don't. It's the world’s reserve currency at that.
  5. @jaredstill Greece, Spain, and Italy are all different situations. Spain was running a surplus with low debt before the recession hit.
  6. @jaredstill …social safety net spending, then yes, borrowing can help. Particularly at the very low rates of today.
  7. @jaredstill There does need to be long term reform. But, I borrowing jump starts the economy, thereby raising tax revenues and lowering…
  8. @jaredstill Yes, this has been good.
  9. @jaredstill Spain and Italy would be fine of they had their own currency. And they might soon if the EU doesn't agree to a fiscal union.
  10. @jaredstill Greece is F’d because it lied about its books for years. Also, tax evasion is the national pastime there.
  11. @jaredstill No. Our downgrade was a debt rating agency trying to get attention. Our interest rate fell below 1.5% today.
  12. @jaredstill Not to mention all the businesspeople who say that reg/tax concerns are way behind lack of demand in their thinking.
  13. @jaredstill I might be with you if it wasn't for the largest debt bubble in history bursting a couple years ago. That still is the cause.
  14. @jaredstill Debt and crowding out can be problems, but they're not right now. Unemployment and low demand are the pressing problems.
  15. @jaredstill The main way gov't spending crowds out is by causing interest rates to rise. Rates are zero now and will stay there for years
  16. @jaredstill Funny you mention Japan. Its debt/GDP ratio is over 200% and it’s doing better than us right now. Debt isn't always a problem.
  17. @jaredstill Private investment doesn't build roads. That's why fixing roads is a great start.
  18. @jaredstill The government has demand just like any other economic actor. Whether it buys roads, tanks, or office paper, that's demand.