Tag: debt
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My Year of Jubilee
On 29 December 2021 I turn fifty. In the Bible, the fiftieth year is the celebration of Jubilee, the year after seven years of sevens, as outlined in Leviticus 25. There were four key components, as I understand it, of the Jubilee celebration. First, there is a forgiveness of debts. Second, slaves are set free.…
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DEFICIT, DEBT, AND THE DOW
So I’m doing some serious Greenbean type thinking the last few days about the deficit, debt, and stock market plunge of the last few days. Some thoughts come to mind. They are only slightly related. Number 1: I remember three weeks or so ago when we were still on vacation my oldest daughter and I…
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IN(DEBT)ED
Yesterday I was listening to NPR—which is a sin in some camps but I still love it—and there was an amazing piece on the Debt Commission and their upcoming recommendations to Congress and the President. The reporter for the piece was Mara Liasson. As a note, she’d better watch out because I think she sometimes…