Foreign investors, both private and official, may become less willing to absorb ever-growing claims on U.S. residents,

Whatever you tax, you get less of.

If you're going to move to private accounts, which I approve of, I think you have to do it in a cautious, gradual way.

Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours.

Diplomacy is really far less important than the stock movements within Russia.

Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse.