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Default, Inflation, Higher Taxes — Choose One

BY DAVID MERKEL | FEBRUARY 08, 2010 | 6:46 AM | 1 COMMENT

When I look at the present economic environment, I am not encouraged.  But if you really want me to be discouraged, talk to me about politics. For the last 40-80 years we have been borrowing, whether implicitly (pensions, retiree healthcare) or explicitly, deferring problems into the future, where they will be compounded with interest and survivorship (lifespans have lengthened, Kaiser, and sadly for those who pay, they want a high quality of life in their dotage).

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