America's looming debt reckoning

Korea Times News ·
South Korea

CAMBRIDGE — America’s fiscal position is increasingly looking like a train hurtling along a twisting mountain track. No one seems willing to slow down for fear of falling behind schedule and losing their job. Even if the train doesn’t crash, it is worth asking: Why keep pushing it? Despite solid growth, the federal deficit is about 6 percent of GDP. Yet the option of slowing down does not appear…

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