10/29/09

National debt by country

National debt (click on the link to review the data) represents the transfer of wealth from us to the bond holders.

We ask and the politicians give us what we want. They sell bonds to give us the money. We like it. But it is like being on drugs.

Why? Because we have to pay the interest on the bonds the government is selling.

And gradually our purchasing power decreases. But we do not realize what is happening.

One way to find out what is happening is to follow closely the ultimate barometer of our economic health --- the trend of the dollar. If it rises, we are doing OK. If the dollar declines, we are in trouble.

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George Dagnino, PhD
Editor, since 1977
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