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Since 1913, even default has been more common
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Reforms to limit debt accumulation seemed to have worked—in the countries lucky enough to have enacted them

The consequences will be profound, argues Henry Curr

It will not work, and is wrong in principle

Politicians, particularly in Europe, are in a terrible bind

Continuous growth can make economies fat and slow

Tax systems are more progressive than you think