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Bruno Cavalier

Budget blackmail

The absurdity of setting ceilings on public debt cannot be overstated. Such limits have never been and never will be an effective means of disciplining states. When the limit is expressed as a percentage of GDP, as in Europe, it can still be seen as a virtue signal. But when it is a fixed quantity of monetary units, as in the US, it is nothing short of absurdity squared. The current ceiling of $ 31.8tn was reached last month. If it is not suspended, lifted or simply abolished, th...
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Bruno Cavalier

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