You could hear it on mainstream radio in 1978, courtesy of The Police, and if you're in Britain, you can hear it on the airwaves today, in the music of Birmingham-born MC Lady Leshurr: reggae's influence on British music.
Since civil war reduces the productivity of factors in production, this lowers the. rate of return on investments made in the domestic economy. Further, the destructive eï¬ect of. civil war increases the rate of depreciation. Again, this reduces the rate of return on domestic. investments.
How The Large Debt Affects the Economy. In the short run, the economy and voters benefit from deficit spending. Over the long term, a growing Federal debt is like driving with the emergency brake on, further slowing the U.S. economy.