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Daily Archives: 21 February 2008
Comptroller General on Our Gov’t’s Finances
David Walker, is comptroller general of the U.S. He says “the most serious threat to the United States is not someone hiding in a cave in Afghanistan or Pakistan, but our own fiscal responsibility.”
This segment was originally broadcast on March 4, 2007 (CBS). It was updated on July 8, 2007. I resent their mention of 1992 Presidential candidate Ross Perot who talked about these issues, when they non-mention the candidate talking about it today: Ron Paul.
The Media has bored “growth” into our brains as the best barometer of a healthy economy. I wonder if growth isn’t a false metric of economic health. Perhaps “growth” is good for the bankrupt (and greedy) federal government, but not necessarily beneficial for the public.