In Defense of Defaulting on the National Debt

Tags: Big Government, The Fed, Global Economy, Taxes and Spending, U.S. Economy, War and Foreign Policy

06/29/2022 Joseph Solis-Mullen

Conventional wisdom says a country should manage its debts, but what if debt has become uncontrollable?

Original Article: “In Defense of Defaulting on the National Debt”

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