Re:the US government has to start paying for things again
by eigenspace on Friday August 16, 2024 @03:58PM
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I'm using the word "invest" in a pretty broad sense. I would consider, e.g. fixing the USA's disastrously undermaintained waterways, bridges, railroads, electrical grids, schools, etc. to be "investments" (and probably wiser investments than whatever it invested in instead)
Your examples seem to be saying a “good debt” situation would involve the government being wise in playing the market.
It’s arguable if the government should be playing the markets to any extent at all.
To my knowledge the purpose of (American) government involves the wise use of collecting and spending. It seems to always get in trouble when going after the carrot of investing.