Germany, which this week was warned of a possible debt downgrade, is fearful that it is already being asked to pay too much.
Some policy makers now fear that no sustained recovery is possible with debt so high.
Why, if you want to get out of debt, would you choose the slowest and most frustrating and cloudy way possible to become debt free?
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Strive for College also aims to help students graduate with the least amount of student loan debt possible, ensuring stronger graduation rates and enhancing the college experience.
The big question of the segment was the possible benefit a debt-limit agreement that included reasonably big spending cuts without a hike in tax rates would have on the stock market.
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But for students who drop out of college without finishing a degree, student debt is the worst type of debt possible: a long-term financial burden with no utility that is practically impossible to shed in bankruptcy.
Bencik writes that he previously believed the company would be able to refinance its short-term debt, and that it still might be possible, but noted that the debt news suggest a current lack of investor interest.
Last month's downgrade was the starkest possible reminder of the debt problem we face.
The team moved its focus to creating as little technical debt as possible.
It was also helped by falling interest rates, and by the reductions in public-sector debt made possible by the huge privatisation revenues of 1996-98.
Pay down as much of your credit card debt as possible and avoid closing credit cards because what matters is the amount you owe as a percentage of your total amount of credit.
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The N-spot we really seek is the precise amount of assets needed at retirement to provide the same living standard after retirement as that we enjoy before retirement (or as close a match as possible without going into debt).
Clinton and her supporters had been in a race against time to pay off as much of the debt as possible by the time of her confirmation and swearing-in as the nation's 67th secretary of state on January 21.
Stable Money, ideally, means a gold standard system. (For smaller countries, it can mean a link to a reliable international currency.) Although it is possible to devalue the debt away, unfortunately you also devalue your economy away at the same time.
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The key things are to make sure you make your debt payments on time, pay off as much of your debt as possible (except perhaps car and student loans, which tend to be relatively low interest), and be careful of closing accounts.
The report also acknowledges that it ignores possible risks such as disorderly debt defaults and unsustainable use of natural resources.
That would be by their choice, however, because possible default on the national debt is not otherwise implicated in the debt limit fight.
It IS theoretically possible to get out of debt while still using your credit cards, but it is the slowest and most frustrating way to pay off debt.
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Miroljub Labus, the Yugoslav deputy prime minister, has said he believes it should be possible to negotiate some sizeable debt relief within four months, but not if the country is again isolated because of its lack of co-operation with the court at The Hague, and not if a complex divorce with Montenegro also has to be arranged.
Mitigating Considerations: It is a matter of public record that the major German banks (who hold somewhere between DM 6-10 billion in uninsured Soviet debt) have with the possible exception of Commerzbank already established loan loss reserves which cover 100 percent of Soviet debt exposure.
Larry Summers, the treasury secretary, gave a vigorous argument for the need to pay down the national debt as soon as possible.
So, best to forget the hope that an overall economic recovery, if and when debt repair makes that possible, will lift the employment tide in familiar ways.
If raising public investment increases the government's assets, it's even possible that it could lower net debt - ie cut the numerator - as well as increasing GDP. (I said it was nerdy).
If the government is successful in furthering economic reforms from opening up its financial markets to pension fund and other reforms to the social safety net it may be possible for China to avoid a debt crisis or growth stagnation as a result of its relatively heavy debt burden.
It is possible for outside investors to buy Asian debt locally, but it is not easy.
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It is clear that the ECB is desperate to give Greece as much leeway as possible as it wrestles with its crushing debt load and a fragile economy.
And while we should all hope for a deal that cuts spending and raises the debt ceiling to avoid a possible default, bondholders should be under no illusions.
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If the government of Los Angeles defaulted on its debt--which is possible, you know--does that mean that Los Angeles must leave the "dollar zone" and issue a new Los Angeles peso?
Brazil should be in a better position to continue its long-term economic growth than most other countries, and is not likely to be affected as much by the euro zone debt crisis, or a possible recession in Europe, which would be a larger problem for countries with economies more dependent on exports.
Euroland is a near disaster with no final fix possible without massive write-downs in national debt covering Greece and probably Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland.
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