tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post5484560609131480310..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Low U.S. saving rateDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-52791763966511636222008-01-30T12:37:00.000-07:002008-01-30T12:37:00.000-07:00When I first read the title of this post, I immedi...When I first read the title of this post, I immediately thought of the low savings rate of Americans as individuals. I could not access the original article, but even if the article was focused mainly on the government's budget deficit, I still think it applies to Americans on a personal basis.<BR/><BR/>The average American's saving rate is negative – this means that people are dipping into Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123732548787517799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-17561305862859952952007-04-29T17:16:00.000-06:002007-04-29T17:16:00.000-06:00I would say that if you are going to run a surplus...I would say that if you are going to run a surplus, the time to do it is when the economy is doing well. I would not say that they should be running a surplus at any time. <BR/><BR/>If you can excuse my hyperbole, they could always run a surplus by executing a few tax cheats. Gosh ... we'd all run to give them extra money in that case. But obviously, this wouldn't be a good idea.<BR/><BR/>I find Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.com