Those numbers come not only with many Floridians preoccupied by the hurricanes, but as both major political parties admit the weather has significantly hampered their efforts.

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His point was that policymakers should not be preoccupied with the absolute level of national debt, but instead with our ability to sustain whatever level of debt we have.

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