The second problem with interest rate hikes has to do with domestic levels of debt.

利率提高的第二个隐患是国内债务水平。

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If you spend more that your paycheck by 10% by charging things on a credit card it can have very negative consequences in the long term by creating a growing debt balance with high interest.

如果使用信用卡消费，消费的金额比当月薪水多出10%，那么从长远来看此行为带来的后果将是负面的，因为越积越多的负债余额要靠高利息来维系。

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Under circumstances such as today's, with households striving to cut debt and interest rates at zero, economies can behave in strange ways.

在类似今天这样的情况下，家庭正努力削减债务，利率水平为零，经济的表现方式可能很奇怪。

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The principal benefit is that it would help Clearwire reset its debt with lower interest rates and remove it from junk status bumping up against its credit limits.

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The debt tally has since risen with added debt, interest and penalties.

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For example, Ramsey advocates paying off credit card debt by starting with the smallest balance first even though mathematically you save more interest by starting with the highest-interest debt.

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