Given the problem of financing the boomers' retirement, politicians are understandably eager to encourage this trend.

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That still leaves banks with the problem of financing their more troubled assets, an issue the Bush administration's plan was designed to solve.

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During the financial crisis of 2008, the problem for debt financing was the lack of available funds, i.e. the credit crunch.

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The problem with this form of creative financing is that it has spread to Europe and it's making many uncomfortable, to the point that some leagues, like the English Premier League and Ligue 1 in France, have outlawed it.

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The sharply increased use of bonds and other securities has actually compounded the problem of moving such governments toward disciplined, transparent financing methods and made more difficult the rescheduling of such debt instruments during periods of financial distress.

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Japan's problem is that it is financing European standards of welfare with American levels of taxes, and has to borrow the rest.

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They don't consider deficits of that size (3.6% of gross domestic product) a problem, particularly if they're financing pro-growth tax cuts.

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In the NFIB's latest survey of its members, conducted in September, only 4% saw financing as their biggest problem, compared with 32% citing weak sales.

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The problem with this policy, however, is that it is depressing economic growth, and requires a great deal of financing from the IMF.

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