Why a budget deficit is not evil (1 Viewer)

[Sathius005]

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/deficit-realities-finally-dawn-on-all-20130423-2icnm.html

 

[funkshen]

hitler ran budget deficits.

 

[SylviaB]

But, equally, there are times when surpluses are just what governments should be running. And we'd have to be terribly unlucky for such times not to return well before another 10 years have passed.

hehehe

 

[abbeyroad]

hitler ran budget deficits.

therefore chewbacca is an ewok

 

[Okashi]

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/deficit-realities-finally-dawn-on-all-20130423-2icnm.html

Yeah in the short term. But not having a road to return to surplus in the medium term is not a good sign.