How Does the Post Know that Both Democrats and Republicans Ignore Financial Markets?

The fact that the United States can borrow long-term at very low interest rates indicates that actors in financial markets are not concerned about large U.S. budget deficits. Odds are that these people recognize that the large current deficits are the result of the economic collapse that followed in the wake of the bursting of the housing bubble. They probably also know that if the deficit were smaller it would just mean slower growth and higher unemployment.

Given this reality, it is interes...