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David Stockman, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Reagan, says America has become addicted to debt and that there's no way to avoid catastrophe. Still from NewsHour Footage. Paul Solman: On yesterday's Making Sen$e post,…

By Paul Solman David Stockman, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Reagan, says America has become addicted to debt and that there's no way to avoid catastrophe. Still from NewsHour Footage. Paul Solman: On yesterday's…

Harvard economists Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart. Still from PBS NewsHour footage. Paul Solman: The post before this one featured some discussion of the big flap in the econosphere over the work of Harvard professors Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen…

By Larry Kotlikoff Harvard economists Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart. Still from PBS NewsHour footage. Paul Solman: The post before this one featured some discussion of the big flap in the econosphere over the work of Harvard professors Kenneth…