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The U.S. Federal government runs large deficits year after year. This is because total government expenditures far exceed total revenues. For example, under the Obama administration the Federal deficit was $1,293 billion and $1,300 billion for the fiscal years 2010 and 2011 respectively. For the fiscal year 2012 it is projected to reach $1,327 billion. Federal government expenditures rose …
The following chart shows the price of an index of commodity prices from 1800: Click to enlarge Source: Quarterly Commentary 2, Allan Gray Investment Management, South Africa Despite the rise in commodity prices in the past two decades the long-term trend is still down. According to the author of the report, over the past two centuries …