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Robert C. Pozen

The US public debt hits its tipping point

By Robert C. Pozen
February 23, 2010

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Research shows that public debt can rise to 90 percent of the gross domestic product with surprisingly little impact on economic growth. But at the end of this year, the US debt will reach 100 percent, and that's a different story. (Full article: 716 words)

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