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Monday, June 30, 2014

Fortune: More Government Debt Means More Income Inequality

The gap between rich and poor could widen further if the federal government keeps shifting the costs of its current spending to the next generation.

So says Fortune, in a guest column by Bill White, former Houston mayor and chairman of Lazard Houston. White notes the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates federal interest payments on the debt will soar from $415 billion in 2014 to $1.1 trillion in 2023.

Accordingly, he says, “it is hard to deny that rising debt gives creditors a larger claim on future federal tax revenues. By 2023, debt service will absorb 45 percent of all personal and corporate income tax revenues, leaving less available to pay for anything else.”

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6 comments:

Beeeeee Chillin said...

I gots my fwee Cell Phone, House, bus, food stamps, EBT card, never have to work or get up early...I gots it made....

Anonymous said...

I got it made, too.

Anonymous said...

After Marshall law in enacted because of the chaos all the illegal immigrants will cause your free stuff will come to an end.

Anonymous said...

Also works in reverse aka more income inequality means more government debt.

Anonymous said...

The younger voter will suffer because they never became informed and listened to to maneuverable. They get what they deserve.

Anonymous said...

And Greece - here we come. In fact, we are already there. . . the politicians just don't want to talk about it.