Tag Archives: economy

Clarke and Dawe on the world’s lending merry-go-round

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Jeff Waugh

Clarke and Dawe on the 7:30 Report last night, for my international readers: “How can broke economies lend money to other broke economies who haven’t got any money, because they can’t pay back the money the broke economy lent to … Continue reading →

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WotD: surge

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Jeff Waugh

surge, noun — Throwing good after bad. Such as: money, lives, reputation, international good-will. Recent examples of use: Iraq, Wall Street, deregulation, tax cuts for the top 1%, War on Drugs.

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