October 1, 2009 4:09PM 

# Thursday Links 

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- Education expert: More government involvement in the college loan business [will increase the national debt ](http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/62963322.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:UthPacyPE7iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU)and leave Americans footing the bill.

- How [Congress is cooking the books](http://bit.ly/nIwdi): When it comes to the health care reform debate honest budgeting is nowhere to be seen.

- More [background information](http://bit.ly/xXDFb) on the elimination of the missile defense program in Europe.

- How the “death tax” [destroys wealth](http://bit.ly/1qcuF).

- Podcast: “[Knowledge, Power and the Financial Crisis](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=995)”

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