Hamilton's Blessing: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National DebtPenguin Books, 1998 - 220 psl. Measured 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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... quickly depreciated , as fiat money always does . Before the war ended , Con- gress had been forced to revalue earlier issues at only 2.5 percent of face value , and the phrase " not worth a conti- nental " would be part of the American ...
... quickly depreciated , as fiat money always does . Before the war ended , Con- gress had been forced to revalue earlier issues at only 2.5 percent of face value , and the phrase " not worth a conti- nental " would be part of the American ...
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... quickly became active in the highly profitable China trade , and the ships of his growing fleet were soon known in ports around the world , their captains buying cheap here and selling dear there . Girard's was a new type of wealth in ...
... quickly became active in the highly profitable China trade , and the ships of his growing fleet were soon known in ports around the world , their captains buying cheap here and selling dear there . Girard's was a new type of wealth in ...
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... quickly distinguished himself as a judge , and soon rumors circulated that he would be named associate justice of the Supreme Court by the newly elected president , Benjamin Harrison . But Taft , never naive , realized that this was ...
... quickly distinguished himself as a judge , and soon rumors circulated that he would be named associate justice of the Supreme Court by the newly elected president , Benjamin Harrison . But Taft , never naive , realized that this was ...
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The Hamiltonian Miracle | 11 |
Andrew Jackson Redeems the Debt | 42 |
Armageddon and the National Debt | 67 |
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Hamilton's Blessing– The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt John Steele Gordon Peržiūra negalima - 1997 |
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