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I think most people think along similar lines - they've had a decade of being told by Osbourne that it's the same as balancing your household balance sheet.
She's not studied economics or finance (humanities at university I think); I daresay she thinks similar, and at the same time is continuing to write in the same language that's been used for this subject for years.
Not that that's an excuse for a journalist to peddle either lies, or to be satisfied with churning out stuff that's wrong because they don't understand it.
there's always the distinct possibility that she genuinely thinks this is how the economy works...