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By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:26:49 +0000

Patriot.. educate yourself and take an economics course before you regurgitate false information on national debt that you’ve heard at the local coffee joint.

Ask yourself this question: What’s so bad about national debt?

(Paying it sure isn’t hard for a country with 33% of the developed world’s GDP.)

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:44:04 +0000

Umm… Strive for more personal wealth of course… What else would a magazine called “Portfolio” be about? Sorry, didn’t realize my comment was so cryptic.

There’s a big difference between acquiring debt to accumulate ‘stuff’ and acquiring wealth. Pick up a copy of the magazine, read it, and I think all will be clear.

By: patriot4ever

patriot4ever — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:44:06 +0000

mike- strive for more what, exactly?we all have enough stuff and we have the national debt to prove it. why not strive to prevent our kids from inheriting a huge debt that they had no involvement in creating…
but that would require sacrifice now would n’t it?and that just might interfere with striving for more…?what exactly?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:22:51 +0000

Hey, I know you’re a miser but you’re right, Portfolio is a GREAT and often overlooked publication and I’d definitely recommend ponying up the $12 for your very own subscription (and you can donate your read copies to your local library).

I bought a copy a few months back for a plane trip and have been hooked ever since. Great writing, middle of the road politics, and even though CEO’s typically grace the cover, I feel that it’s well targeted at the middle to middle-upper class that strive for more.