Understanding Debt

Re:Understanding Debt by binarytrees on Monday February 09, 2015 @03:29PM (#9023478)

Debt to build new transit infrastructure, research and development labs etc is a great way a country can use debt to benefit it's current and future citizens. A person could take a loan out for a car and that may create a small fraction of jobs. Where as if a government can take on debt to create DARPANET or invest in clean energy the outcome is many times more profitable to the government and future business derived from that.

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Re:Understanding Debt by toasted on Monday February 09, 2015 @03:37PM (#9023530)

Unless the investments bomb and no value is created eg. the clean energy investments of the last 10 years

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Re:Understanding Debt by Fuzzwah on Monday February 09, 2015 @03:47PM (#9023593)

Depends what you value.

I personally value a planet where my kids can enjoy a clean environment.

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Re:Understanding Debt by toasted on Monday February 09, 2015 @04:13PM (#9023785)

Have there been tangible environmental gains from all the money being invested?

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