by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Even though I predicted it had to happen at some point because of the Bush-Obama spending binge and America’s giant long-run entitlement crisis, I confess that I’m somewhat surprised that the United States has suffered a debt downgrade for the first time. That being...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Here’s another news appearance from my new youtube channel. I chat about the importance (or lack thereof) of a possible ratings downgrade for the United States government. You’ll see that I’m not overly impressed by Moody’s and the rest of the rating...