Should Local Municipalities Default on Their Debts? Seems Like a Good Idea

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation, Taxes and Spending, U.S. Economy

05/11/2023 Benjamin Seevers

While most free market advocates are fixated on the national debt, they also should be looking at municipal debt over which taxpayers have no say. Maybe default is the answer.

Original Article: “Should Local Municipalities Default on Their Debts? Seems Like a Good Idea”

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