Hamilton's Blessing: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National DebtMeasured at the staggering amount of $5.1 trillion (and growing every day) the national debt is unfathomable to most Americans. What we may not realize is that the United States was born out of debt. After the Revolution, the brilliant Alexander Hamilton was less interested in paying down the Revolutionary war debt than in using it to create a vibrant national economy. If it is not excessive, he declared, a national debt will be to us a national blessing.In a fascinating narrative brimming with colorful characters, historical accidents, and American ingenuity, business historian John Steele Gordon leads us on a tour of an American institution whose largely unknown story has been integrally entwined with our country's destiny. At key points in U.S. history, Gordon shows how the national debt has been a potent instrument of fiscal policy in keeping the world safe for democracy.But how much debt is too much? At a time when we despair of balancing even a single year's budget, Hamilton's Blessing provides much needed perspective -- and hope. |
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... be even more critical of the country's tax system , the other half of fiscal policy .
Because of the vast complexities of the modern federal tax system as it has
evolved over the last nearly ninety years , corporations and individual taxpayers
alike ...
... be even more critical of the country's tax system , the other half of fiscal policy .
Because of the vast complexities of the modern federal tax system as it has
evolved over the last nearly ninety years , corporations and individual taxpayers
alike ...
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This has made it nearly impossible to increase tax revenues relative to GDP .
They have remained steady at about 19 percent for years , despite numerous
attempts in recent years to raise more money to help balance the budget . How
did the ...
This has made it nearly impossible to increase tax revenues relative to GDP .
They have remained steady at about 19 percent for years , despite numerous
attempts in recent years to raise more money to help balance the budget . How
did the ...
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The new federal government had come into existence in New York City , and
Hamilton , as well as nearly every other New Yorker , was hoping that the city
would become the permanent capital . Certainly the city had gone to a lot of
trouble to ...
The new federal government had come into existence in New York City , and
Hamilton , as well as nearly every other New Yorker , was hoping that the city
would become the permanent capital . Certainly the city had gone to a lot of
trouble to ...
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Vartotojo apžvalga - browner56 - LibraryThingMost of us only know Alexander Hamilton as the man whose face graces our ten dollar bills. Or, perhaps we know him as the unfortunate answer to the Jeopardy question: Who was on the wrong end of a ... Skaityti visą apžvalgą
HAMILTON'S BLESSING: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt
Vartotojo apžvalga - KirkusAmerican Heritage columnist Gordon (The Scarlet Woman of Wall Street, 1988) deserves credit for attempting a brief history of the national debt aimed at a wide audience, but the result is somewhat ... Skaityti visą apžvalgą
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| Pavadinimas | Hamilton's Blessing The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt |
| Autorius | John Steele Gordon |
| Leidimas | pakartotinai išspausdintas |
| Leidėjas | Penguin Books, 1998 |
| Originalas iš | Pensilvanijos valstijos universitetas |
| Pakeista skaitmenine forma | 10 spalio 2011 |
| ISBN | 0140270159, 9780140270150 |
| Ilgis | 220 psl. |
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