<![CDATA[Alex Pickard - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/53135.xmlAuthor <![CDATA[Debt-Financed Splurges Are a Dead End]]> https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/06/25/debt-financed_splurges_are_a_dead_end_152952.html Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Alex Pickard