Debt Ratio Quotes

The debt austerity would not be problems if we had technological progress. If you doubled the debt in the U.S., and the size of the economy doubled because of technological progress and growth, the two would roughly cancel out and it would all be a totally manageable situation.

Slow growth and inflation have a tendency to accompany large deficits and increasing debt as a percentage of GDP.

When you're levered 9 to 1, it'd be unreal for a bank to go down.

You do not want to get your debt ratio out of whack.

[I]f you look at United States history since World War II, you find that of the 10 presidents who preceded Barack Obama, seven left office with a debt ratio lower than when they came in. Who were the three exceptions? Ronald Reagan and the two George Bushes.

Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the euro zone.

By the time most people file for bankruptcy, their credit is already trashed, they have a high debt-to-income ratio - a key indicator lenders look at - and they've likely defaulted on more than a few accounts.

When gross public debt exceeds 90 percent of GDP, economic growth tends to decline considerably.