Sentences with phrase «lower national debt»

If Washington had done the same, we would be in much better shape as a Nation with a 50 % lower national debt on the back of our children.

Even though our activities are likely to result in a lower national debt over the long term, I sometimes hear the complaint that the Federal Reserve is enabling bad fiscal policy by keeping interest rates very low and thereby making it cheaper for the federal government to borrow.

Last year the UK had the lowest national debt in the G7 apart from Canada - but if the measure is broadened out to the 30 - strong OECD countries, the picture is far less rosy.

Not exact matches

• Even though Canadians have a lot of mortgage debt, national mortgage - in - arrears numbers remain very low, at less than half of one per cent.

«The sale of some state - owned enterprises should help lower Vietnam's rising national debt [and] also attract significant foreign direct investment,» Chetan Sehgal, director of global emerging markets and small cap strategies at Templeton Emerging Markets Group, said in an email.

Look at P / B in conjunction with other metrics, such as national current account deficits and debt levels, which should both be low.

The 2013 survey also suggests that hedging ratios for foreign equity assets were lower than those of foreign debt assets, which is also consistent with the results of the 2013 National Australia Bank Superannuation FX Survey (NAB Survey; NAB 2013).

They are to pay for their rising debt service not by taxing the population, but by selling public assets to the financial, insurance and real estate (FIRE) sectors — the very sectors which are receiving the growing interest payments on the national debts resulting from lowering taxes on wealth.

John Major restored low inflation and falling unemployment by combining another monetary deflation with an expansionary monetary policy that doubled the national debt, as Reagan had done.

In its 2012 National Survey on Credit Card Debt in Low - and Middle - Income Households, a survey of low and middle - income American households carrying credit card debt, the public advocacy organization Demos found that among unemployed survey respondents, 1 in 4 recalledthat a potential employer had requested to check their credit report as part of a job applicatDebt in Low - and Middle - Income Households, a survey of low and middle - income American households carrying credit card debt, the public advocacy organization Demos found that among unemployed survey respondents, 1 in 4 recalledthat a potential employer had requested to check their credit report as part of a job applicatiLow - and Middle - Income Households, a survey of low and middle - income American households carrying credit card debt, the public advocacy organization Demos found that among unemployed survey respondents, 1 in 4 recalledthat a potential employer had requested to check their credit report as part of a job applicatilow and middle - income American households carrying credit card debt, the public advocacy organization Demos found that among unemployed survey respondents, 1 in 4 recalledthat a potential employer had requested to check their credit report as part of a job applicatdebt, the public advocacy organization Demos found that among unemployed survey respondents, 1 in 4 recalledthat a potential employer had requested to check their credit report as part of a job application.

In cash terms the national debt is lower than it was forecast to be in the autumn, but so too is the nominal size of our economy.

Wendy Long is a fiscal conservative who will fight to cut spending, lower taxes, and shrink the ever growing national debt.

The reason wages are low, unemployment is high, the trade unions are weak and the recession has caused a huge increase in our national debt has nothing to do with immigration, asylum seekers, refugees or new arrivals to this country.

12.09 pm: Brown says debt in Britain is lower as a percentage of national income than it is in countries like the US and Japan.

You know, like the fact that the last Labour government had reduced the national debt as a percentage of GDP to its lowest level since WWII before the international financial crisis hit in 2008.

He noted that interest payments on the national debt, at $ 230 billion per year, dwarf federal research budgets in all agencies combined — even at a time of low interest rates.

The low level of personal savings and high level of debt among Americans has raised concerns among national leaders about the need for more financial education, and the U.S. Congress has designated April Financial Literacy Month.

«We applaud you for shining a light on the economic forces that helped create the national teacher shortage: low pay, higher student loan debt and recession - linked layoffs.

A recent, widely read New York Times feature by Motoko Rich helped focus needed attention on some of the economic forces that have contributed to a national teacher shortage, among them low pay and the burden of student loan debt.

The credit rating on national champion oil producer Petrobras was recently lowered to junk status, adding to investor worries that Brazil's sovereign debt will suffer the same fate.

One reputable resource is the National Foundation for Debt Management, a non-profit agency that negotiates with creditors, gets your interest rates lowered, and creates a plan to quickly get you out of dDebt Management, a non-profit agency that negotiates with creditors, gets your interest rates lowered, and creates a plan to quickly get you out of debtdebt.

There are no guarantees that National Credit Repair will be able to get your creditors to agree to lower the total amount of debt that you owe.

New Jersey residents have an average debt of $ 62,300 per capita, whereas the national average is significantly lower at $ 47,500.

This is 40 percent lower than the national average of $ 2,450 in credit card debt.

You can get free or low - cost credit counseling, including advice and information about a debt management plan, by visiting the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC.org) to find an accredited credit counselor near you.

Further, industry groups like the National Foundation for Credit Counseling and the non-profit American Consumer Credit Counseling service both offer information on free or low - cost debt relief programs.

However, high yielding stocks are a VERY crowded trade because the Central Banks have kept interest rates low, probably in large part to facilitate servicing of the national debts and to allow the investment banks to recapitalize and at least partially recoup their bad leveraged bets.

National Debt Relief has a proven track record of high reduction rates, low fees, and even provides a money - back guarantee.

National Debt Relief has one of the highest average debt reduction rates while still providing low fDebt Relief has one of the highest average debt reduction rates while still providing low fdebt reduction rates while still providing low fees.

For years, money expert Clark Howard has advised callers to his show just like you to get in touch with a local affiliate of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) for low - cost debt counseling.

Still, Florida residents have more credit - card debt and lower credit scores than the national average.

Still, residents have more credit card debt and lower credit scores than the national average.

Municipal issuers have a key role to play in terms of: • Low - carbon technologies • Pollution control • Climate adaptation, such as disaster prevention and recovery We will seek to avoid purchasing the relatively few government - issued bonds that are explicitly issued to finance the development of projects, such as nuclear power plants or casinos, which are fundamentally misaligned with our investment objectives Sovereign Debt National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social welfDebt National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social welfdebt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social national defense, the judiciary and social welfare.

Is it a coincidence that the profit share of national income and the debt were both at 60 - year highs while the labor share of income was at post-war lows?

Others point out that because interest rates are so low, the debt service payment on the national debt (about $ 250 billion) relative to the size of the economy is less than it was throughout most of the past three decades — 1.6 percent of American output vs. 3 percent or more during the four administrations prior to Obama.

The agencies — the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — and the SLC recognize that the competitive job market, traditionally low entry - level salaries, and higher student debt loads can contribute to some borrowers preferring greater flexibility with their payments as they transition into the labor market.

The average student loan debt for residents living in Hawaii is one of the lowest in the nation, and workers earn wages near the national average.

Mortgage News: How low rates have changed us — National Post Brokers want more course providers — CMP RBC sees slower Canadian mortgage growth — Reuters Canada Economic Growth: RBC Predicts Pick - Up This Year, Rate Hikes In 2013 — Huffington Post When it comes to debt, unemployment

A low national delinquency rate on mortgages could be hiding other serious struggles says Credit Canada CEO, Laurie Campbell in this article for CBC News where she discusses why homeowners will do anything to make their mortgage payments, including missing other debt payments, and how that...

This National Law Journal article, Most law grads face lower pay and debt (7/9/07), discusses the plight of law school graduates from non-top-tier schools, many of whom are saddled with debt and can find only lower - paying jobs.

The Senate plan specifically most benefits taxpayers who make over $ 500,000 a year, while eventually lowering incomes for the working class, and adding $ 1.5 trillion to the national debt.

Gore would eliminate the national debt as quickly as possible to keep interest rates low and help public and private partners resolve pressing social issues.

Gore would use «targeted tax cuts and incentives» to spur household and commercial investment, but only within the context of his economic priority, which is paying down the national debt, which he says «gives us the opportunity to keep interest rates low and our prosperity going.»

New analysis of government data by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveals a connection between rising student loan debt and the onset of the housing slump, and offers yet another example of how lower home values have hurt millions of middle class households and threatens the fragile economic recovery.

While rising rents and lack of inventory might nudge renters into buying a home, National Association of Realtors ® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun points out that tight credit standards, student debt, and the growth of multigenerational households are contributing to the lowest number of first - time home buyers in decades (as shown in the 2014 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers).