What Happens with the National Debt
The Political Orphanage
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Alexander Hamilton was put in charge of fixing America's anemic debt-addled economy. He proposed that we treat the debt like a banker would, not as an ethical transgression, but as a financial tool. "That good faith attempt to assume and pay back debts will appease our Dutch allies and French frenemies"
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