An Italian economic accident waiting to happen
Italy’s past history of sclerotic economic growth offers little hope that the country will be able to grow its way out from under its public debt mountain.
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Italy’s past history of sclerotic economic growth offers little hope that the country will be able to grow its way out from under its public debt mountain.
In an era of disruptive innovation, real estate is a laggard. Elsewhere, consumers armed with technology have made an end run around gatekeepers, buying airline tickets, hotel rooms, and even stocks with little to no commissions. When it comes to buying and selling homes, however, a dominant cadre of brokers has made a simple transaction mind-numbingly complicated.
The socialists and communists explicitly say they want bigger government, while most free-market and libertarian-leaning people claim they want smaller government.
They strip out food and energy when they look at inflation. what good does that do? voters say rising gas prices, grocery costs and housing costs are all causing financial hardship for american families. you look at this and wonder when will they wake up and realize there is going to be real world consequences, if that's not enough, real political consequences to the american families paying up? >> yeah, i don't know if they will until november of 2022. that's when they are going to wake up and find out what has happened. it reminds me of herb stein. i don't know if you remember him. the famou...
If we do not act soon, the Social Security Administration will not have the resources or authority to pay full benefits, leading to an immediate 25 percent benefit cut.