eugenekop
11-24-2010, 04:19 PM
1.
Peter Schiff says that Americans don't produce a lot but spend beyond their means. On the other hand a Chicago school and a Libertarian economist Thomas Sowell believes that the American trade deficit is nothing to worry about. How is it possible that two economics with very similar opinions think two opposite things?
2.
The American government definitely overspends with its huge deficit, but do the Americans themselves overspend? The low interest rates caused many people to borrow money, but the vast majority of people who borrowed money should be able to return it. After all those people with the bad credit have already defaulted in the latest crisis. So who exactly is overspending now?
Peter Schiff says that Americans don't produce a lot but spend beyond their means. On the other hand a Chicago school and a Libertarian economist Thomas Sowell believes that the American trade deficit is nothing to worry about. How is it possible that two economics with very similar opinions think two opposite things?
2.
The American government definitely overspends with its huge deficit, but do the Americans themselves overspend? The low interest rates caused many people to borrow money, but the vast majority of people who borrowed money should be able to return it. After all those people with the bad credit have already defaulted in the latest crisis. So who exactly is overspending now?