Yet that is not simply "money owed" as in a bunch of people waiting to get their check, Popeye. It is bonds, etc, on which there is a severe monetary cost for paying off before they mature.
Pay off entire debt as fast as possible? Horrible economic move. We need to pay it down to a more reasonable level, at a reasonable pace. Anyway, back to my last point, I would much rather have them scrambling and worrying about making sure they have enough for that than have them swimming in surplus eyes wide and mouths drooling over potential new projects, and having a completely seperate revenue only for that would be even better.
[ 08-03-2001: Message edited by: Fatty ]