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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 812759" data-attributes="member: 22662">That's a pretty simplistic notion.  If we are talking economics, then simply put debt is not in itself an evil.  Obviously debt should be manageable and at a favorable rate, but to simply say debt and in particular government debt is bad is just silly.  It's foolish business.  That's how you actually spend more trying to keep a crappy piece of machinery running just by replacing parts rather than take out the $120,000 loan at 4 1/4% interest and get a better, more reliable, and in the long run more cost effective product.  Same thing goes for roads in this country.  Think the Autobahn has gaping craters for pot-holes?  Hell no.  They build the roads to last in Europe.  The base is 4 to 5 times deeper and with better quality materials.  Gotta do that if you want 140mph vehicles running the roads.</blockquote>