Word: borrows
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...Debt Debate Zachary Karabell's suggestion in "In Defense of U.S. Debt" that America can borrow its way to prosperity is a perfect illustration of the liberal mind-set [March 15]. Whether it's raising taxes or borrowing more, the answer is OPM: other people's money. John Knoerle Chicago...
...PIIGS are among the highest in Euroland. Their unit-labor costs have risen faster than anywhere else. So their exports can't compete; hence they run some of the largest current-account deficits. What do you do when you shovel coal and run out of fuel? You borrow - as the PIIGS have done. The markets have cast their verdict on that. Now, Greece has to borrow at twice the interest rate that German bonds fetch...
...debt has been paid and the liens on our house have been lifted, we can focus on making a living as a team, enjoying our family and paying off our looming legal bills. I recently came upon a Benjamin Franklin quote that rings true: "He that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing." Just make sure that if you do borrow, you know what's at stake...
Zachary Karabell's suggestion in "In Defense of Debt" that America can borrow its way to prosperity is a perfect illustration of the liberal mind-set [March 15]. Whether it's raising taxes or borrowing more, the answer is OPM: other people's money...
...course, the Israelis might counter that the current Palestinian leadership with which it is being asked to negotiate has questionable political authority over its own people.) Still, the Obama Administration appears inclined to force Netanyahu to make a choice between pursuing a peace process whose contours "everybody knows" - to borrow his phrase - and being put in a diplomatic time...