Ten Miles Square   July 01, 2013 11:04 AM Why Debates About
Public Debt Are Dumb  By Keith Humphreys  In the past few years,
there have been countless op-ed pieces and spirited debates
about the level of government debt in the U.S. and in the
Eurozone, whether it is a problem, and what to do about it. But
rarely does it seem that anyone changes their mind as a result
of all this arguing. Indeed, many people walk away from debates
about government debt frustrated or even hopping mad.  My
experience as a marriage counselor taught me that for a
discussion of a disagreement to be productive, the parties have
to have a shared understanding of what is being debated. If a
husband thinks a marital debate is about leaving the toliet seat
up or not, and the wife thinks it is about why her husband never
listens to, appreciates or loves her the way he should, expect
fireworks and frustration. If you are in an argument that you
think is about government debt and it’s going nowhere, it may be
because the person you are deb