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To finance deficits, the government must sell bonds to investors, competing for capital that could otherwise be used to invest in stocks or corporate bonds. Government borrowings raise long-term interest rates, stifling economic growth.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Bonds Capital Competing Corporate Could Deficits Economic Economic Growth Finance Government Growth Interest Interest Rates Invest Investors Long-Term Must Otherwise Raise Rates Sell Stocks Used

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Fannie Mae is owned by shareholders but operates under a federal charter that exempts it from paying state or local taxes. As a result, many professional investors think the government would repay the debt that Fannie Mae had issued if the company could not, although Fannie Mae explicitly says that its bonds do not carry a federal guarantee.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: Although Bonds Carry Charter Company Could Debt Explicitly Federal Government Guarantee Had Investors Local Many Owned Paying Professional Repay Result Says Shareholders State Taxes Think Would

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I think the Chinese government is doing a great job right now.

~Alex Chiu

Topics: Chinese Doing Government Great Great Job Job Now Right Think I Think

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The job of a journalist is to find out stuff. The job of the government - sometimes - is to keep stuff secret. There's a natural tension there.

~Alex Gibney

Topics: Find Government Job Journalist Keep Natural Out Secret Sometimes Stuff Tension

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In a general sense, I think it's bad to bring too much money into climbing, since it takes away a little from the beauty of the mountains. But at the same time, I can't blame the Nepali government - or the Indian, Pakistani or Chinese, depending on where you're climbing - from wanting to capitalize on foreign climbers.

~Alex Honnold

Topics: Away Bad Beauty Blame Bring Capitalize Chinese Climber Climbing Depending Foreign General Government Indian Little Money Mountains Much Pakistani Same Same Time Sense Since Takes Think Time Too Too Much Too Much Money Wanting Where You I Think

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All of us who are convinced that our military needs all the support the government and public will provide are pleased that he will have his chance to do just that.

~Alex Morrison

Topics: Chance Convinced Government He His Just Military Needs Our Pleased Provide Public Support Us Who Will

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In our system of government, an opposition party doesn't have the ability to pass legislation, but it has the ability to massively screw things up.

~Alex Pareene

Topics: Ability Government Legislation Massively Opposition Our Party Pass Screw System Things Up

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The Pentagon budget, like all government spending, is an expression of priorities.

~Alex Pareene

Topics: Budget Expression Government Government Spending Like Pentagon Priorities Spending

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Most of us don't think forwarding a racist joke or speaking in an insulting 'comedic' accent is appropriate at the workplace. Unfortunately, for those raised in the toxic culture of conservatism, the sort of mentality that leads government employees to do those things is widespread.

~Alex Pareene

Topics: Accent Appropriate Comedic Conservatism Culture Employees Government Insulting Joke Leads Mentality Most Raised Sort Speaking Things Think Those Toxic Unfortunately Us Widespread Workplace

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I don't think it's wrong for companies to work with the government. What's important is being trustworthy and honest with customers.

~Alex Stamos

Topics: Being Companies Customers Government Honest Important Think Trustworthy Work Wrong

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