EKKI ÞARF NEINA "SÉRFRÆÐINGA" FRÁ AGS TIL AÐ SJÁ ÞETTA.........

Skuldasöfnun hins opinbera og það vandamál  að rekstur hins opinbera er eins ÓÁBYRGUR og nokkur maður getur hugsað sér er eitt STÆRSTA vandamálið í alþjóðlegu viðskiptaumhverfi í dag.  Þeir sem annast rekstur opinberra fyrirtækja og stofnana, í það minnsta hér á landi og örugglega á það sér hliðstæður erlendis,  eru flestir gjörsamlega vanhæfir til að gegna því starfi enda hafa flestir fengið störf sín á pólitískum forsendum og sökum tengsla en ekki vegna verðleika.  Menn geta sagt sér sjálfir að með Jarðfræðing sem fjármálaráðherra er ekki von á góðu.  Margir héldu nú að við hefðum "toppað" vitleysuna með því að hafa Dýralækni sem fjármálaráðherra en það átti eftir að koma í ljós að ekki var Jarðfræðingurinn sem tók við af honum neitt skárri, verri ef eitthvað var. Það virðist vera að það eina sem hægt er að gera í ríkisfjármálunum, sé algjör uppstokkun á rekstri ríkisins og opinberra stofnana og að hætt verði að taka einhverjum "vettlingatökum" á forstöðumönnum/konum stofnana og fyrirtækja sem EKKI virða fjárlög.

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[Baldur Fjölnisson, 22.3.2010 kl. 11:00]

Það eru algjörir hálfvitar sem sjá um þýðingar á fréttum hjá mogganum.

Þetta er erlenda fréttin.

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On Sunday March 21, 2010, 2:05 pm EDT

BEIJING (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their surging levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery.

The economic crisis is leaving "deep scars in fiscal balances, particularly in the advanced economies," John Lipsky, the IMF's No 2. official, told the China Development Forum in Beijing. He said that countries that have been going into debt to stimulate their economies should now prepare for belt-tightening steps next year.

"Policymakers should be making it clear to their citizens why a return to prudent policies is a necessary condition for sustained economic health," said Lipsky, who is the fund's deputy managing director, according to remarks prepared for the conference.

The IMF projects that gross general government debt in the G-7 advanced economies, except Germany and Canada, will rise from an average of about 75 percent of GDP at the end of 2007 to about 110 percent of GDP at end of 2014, Lipsky said.

This year, the average debt-to-GDP ratio in the wealthiest countries is projected to reach levels that prevailed in 1950 in the aftermath of World War II, Lipsky said. The ballooning of government debt also comes amid rising health and pension spending, he said.

"Addressing this fiscal challenge is a key near-term priority, as concerns about fiscal sustainability could undermine confidence in the economic recovery," Lipsky said, adding that in the medium term, large public debt could lead to higher interest rates and slower growth.

Countries should aggressively pursue reforms that will boost growth, such as the liberalization of goods and labor markets and the elimination of tax distortions, he said, though such moves on their own will be insufficient without direct measures to reduce spending.

They should also strengthen fiscal institutions in ways that could include improving tax collection and reinforcing fiscal responsibility legislation, while pursuing entitlement reforms, such as increasing the retirement age, to help in restoring finances, he said.

For the United States, Lipsky said a higher public savings rate will be required to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability.

"An increase in public saving would augment an expected rise in household saving to boost national saving and reduce the current account deficit," he said.

America's national debt -- now $12.5 trillion -- has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past decade, to the point where it threatens to swamp overall economic output. Roughly half of it is owned by global investors, with China holding the largest stake.

Japan's debt is proportionately even bigger -- about twice its GDP -- but the impact is cushioned by the fact that most is held by Japanese households.

In Europe and Japan, where there is already a high tax burden on labor, Lipsky said measures should focus on improving the targeting of social benefits and on reducing exemptions on indirect taxes.

[Baldur Fjölnisson, 22.3.2010 kl. 11:10]

Síðan má sjá hér hlutfall erlendra skulda af GDP og erlendar skuldir per einstakling í helstu komandi þrotabúum heimsins.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/30308959?slide=1

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1. Ireland - 1,267%

External debt (as % of GDP): 1,267%
External debt per capita: $567,805

Gross external debt: $2.386 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $188.4 billion

 

2. Switzerland - 422.7%

External debt (as % of GDP): 422.7%
External debt per capita: $176,045

Gross external debt: $1.338 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $316.7 billion

 

3. United Kingdom - 408.3%

External debt (as % of GDP): 408.3%
External debt per capita: $148,702

Gross external debt: $9.087 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $2.226 trillion

 

4. Netherlands - 365%

External debt (as % of GDP): 365%
External debt per capita: $146,703

Gross external debt: $2.452 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $672 billion

 

5. Belgium - 320.2%

External debt (as % of GDP): 320.2%
External debt per capita: $119,681

Gross external debt: $1.246 trillion (2009 Q1)
2008 GDP (est): $389 billion

 

6. Denmark - 298%

External debt (as % of GDP): 298.3%
External debt per capita: $110,422

Gross external debt: $607.38 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $203.6 billion

 

7. Austria - 252.6%

External debt (as % of GDP): 252.6%
External debt per capita: $101,387

Gross external debt: $832.42 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $329.5 billion

 

8. France - 236%

External debt (as % of GDP): 236%
External debt per capita: $78,387

Gross external debt: $5.021 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $2.128 trillion

 

9. Portugal - 214.4%

External debt (as % of GDP): 214.4%
External debt per capita: $47,348

Gross external debt: $507 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $236.5 billion

 

10. Hong Kong - 205.8%

External debt (as % of GDP): 205.8%
External debt per capita: $89,457

Gross external debt: $631.13 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $306.6 billion

 

11. Norway - 199%

External debt (as % of GDP): 199%
External debt per capita: $117,604

Gross external debt: $548.1 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $275.4 billion

 

12. Sweden - 194.3%

External debt (as % of GDP): 194.3%
External debt per capita: $73,854

Gross external debt: $669.1 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $344.3 billion

 

13. Finland - 188.5%

External debt (as % of GDP): 188.5%
External debt per capita: $69,491

Gross external debt: $364.85 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $193.5 billion

 

14. Germany - 178.5%

External debt (as % of GDP): 178.5%
External debt per capita: $63,263

Gross external debt: $5.208 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $2.918 trillion

 

15. Spain - 171%

External debt (as % of GDP): 171.7%
External debt per capita: $59,457

Gross external debt: $2.409 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $1.403 trillion

 

16. Greece - 161.%

External debt (as % of GDP): 161.1%
External debt per capita: $51,483

Gross external debt: $552.8 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $343 billion

 

17. Italy - 126.7%

External debt (as % of GDP): 126.7%
External debt per capita: $39,741

Gross external debt: $2.310 trillion (2009 Q1)
2008 GDP (est): $ 1.823 trillion

 

18. Australia - 111.3%

External debt (as % of GDP): 111.3%
External debt per capita: $41,916

Gross external debt: $891.26 billion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $800.2 billion

 

19. Hungary - 105.7%

External debt (as % of GDP): 105.7%
External debt per capita: $20,990

Gross external debt: $207.92 billion (2009 Q1)
2008 GDP (est): $196.6 billion

 

20. United States - 94.3 %

External debt (as % of GDP): 94.3%
External debt per capita: $43,793

Gross external debt: $13.454 trillion (2009 Q2)
2008 GDP (est): $14.26 trillion