Send in the economists

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Back in August 2011 I quoted these lines from Sondheim's A Little Night Music, apropos the raising of the debt ceiling in the US, which we thought was the height of farce at the time.

“Don’t you love farce? My fault, I fear. I thought that you’d want what      I want. Sorry, my dear, But where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns. Quick, send in the clowns. Don’t bother they’re here” It turned out to be a ‘little light music’ compared to the sequestration dance we are going through now. The gravy train that poses as the Electoral College in the States is rigged to make it near impossible for anyone other than the Democrat or GOP nominee to get into the White House. Ron Paul was on the ballot paper but he knew third place was as good as it would get....