A thoughtful --- and intriguing --- essay on the US deficit and national debt

Are we on the road to disaster as Paul Ryan and his minions want us to believe?  Before you answer yes, read this:

http://verdict.justia.com/2013/01/31/finally-prominent-economists-are-admitting-that-the-policy-debate-should-not-focus-on-the-debt-and-deficit

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