Richard Rahn: D.C.’s Tradition of Printing Money to Pay Bills is Self-Defeating, Judgement Day Not To Far Off

“The current debate about the debt vote is minor league compared with what will happen when the government literally cannot spend more than it is taking in. That time may be nearer than you think.

It is true that the U.S. government can always “print” money to pay its bills, but at some point, printing more money becomes self-defeating because the resulting increase in the government bond interest rate and required interest payment will spiral out of control.

At that point, the government will be forced to operate on a pay-as-you-go basis, as any individual or business is forced to do when they can no longer get credit. Several California cities are now in this situation…”

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