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The average European Union country would need to have more than four times (434 percent) its current annual gross domestic product in the bank today, earning interest at the government's borrowing rate, in order to fund current policies indefinitely, says economist Jagadeesh Gokhale... NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS/INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY International Issues CHÁVEZ DECAFFEINATES VENEZUELA<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19295&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> The collapse of the coffee industry is emblematic of the wider economic catastrophe brewing in Venezuela, says columnist Mary Anastasia O'Grady... WALL STREET JOURNAL Energy Issues BRAZIL GOT OFF OIL IN THE LAST 30 YEARS?<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19297&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> Despite what liberal commentator Bill Maher said Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Brazil is hardly "off oil," say observers... POLITIFACT.COM/NEWSBUSTERS.COM <http://politifact.com/NEWSBUSTERS.COM> Economic Issues MUCH TO LOVE AND HATE IN A VALUE-ADDED TAX<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19298&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> A value-added tax (VAT) may not be a good solution to the nation's fiscal problems, says N. Gregory Mankiw, a Harvard University professor of economics and former adviser to President George W. Bush... NEW YORK TIMES Economic Issues NEW YORK'S EARNINGS EDGE EBBS AS MEN REACH LATE 30s<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19299&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> Though initial earning is higher, by the time they reach their 30s, the gap between what educated men in New York earn and what they would earn in some other big cities starts to close, according to study... DALLAS MORNING NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
