Virginia Right!

Time has what is yet another funeral announcement for the euro: Investors aren’t convinced Europe’s politicians have the will, ability or political clout to push through such excruciating fiscal adjustments, at least not in any reasonable period of time. Research firm Capital Economics figures that even with reform, Italy will still need two decades to [...]

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Why is that bad news?

Because the US Census Bureau hired 1.2 million workers to count people.

These are temporary government jobs that will go away when the counting is done. And they are paid for with tax dollars. Or more precisely more government debt.

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