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Living with Government Debt and the Great Financial Repression

beebee
edited April 2012 in Off-Topic
Steve King of HSBC interviewed on the topic:
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-04-25/wall_street/31396341_1_tricks-funding-stephen-king

Also, other articles and quotes:

"Everything we are learning about the post-credit crunch economy right now suggests that debt constrains growth.'
http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-02-15/commentary/31059118_1_debt-euro-crisis-countries/2

"For advanced economies it is only when debt levels reach above 90% of GDP do we see some impact on growth. For emerging economies both public debt and external debt levels matter."
http://mostlyeconomics.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/how-do-countries-with-lowhigh-debt-levels-grow/

List of Debt as a % of GDP Medal Winners...Zimbabwe gets the gold...again:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_public_debt

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  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    Great interview... Mr. King really nails the issues, in a fair and balanced manner.
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