“The U.S. government has to come to terms with the painful fact that
the good old days when it could just borrow its way out of messes of
its own making are finally gone,” read the commentary, which was
published in Chinese newspapers.
Beijing, which did not release any other official statement on the
downgrade, called on Washington to make substantial cuts to its
“bloated social welfare” programs.
(NYTimes, Saturday)
Shane Mage
"scientific discovery is basically recognition of obvious realities
that self-interest or ideology have kept everybody from paying
attention to"
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