| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : AUGUST 9, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
The Debt-Payoff Payoff (If the debt is retired by 2014)
BASELINE* DEBT PAYDOWN
30-YEAR TREASURY BOND YIELD 5.9% 4.5%
REAL GDP GROWTH RATE 2.13% 2.40%
REAL INCOME PER HOUSEHOLD $80,100 $81,500
* Baseline assumes no paying down of the debt
DATA: REGIONAL FINANCIAL ASSOCIATES
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