National Debt
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In The News
Federal Debt Increased $2.45 Trillion Since Thanksgiving 2022 — $7,304 For Every Person In US
The debt of the federal government has increased $2,452,444,126,108.25 since last Thanksgiving, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury.…
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In The News
The US Could Have Trouble Attracting Lenders To Foot The Bill For Its Massive Debt Deluge, Experts Say
The U.S. Treasury Department is auctioning off more Treasury bonds this week to fund the country’s growing national debt, increasing…
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In The News
The US National Debt Just Hit A Grim New Milestone
The U.S. national debt reached $33 trillion for the first time on Monday, according to data published by the Treasury…
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White House Watch
Federal Debt Up $5 Trillion Under Biden
The federal debt has now increased more than $5 trillion during President Joe Biden’s administration, according to data released by…
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In The News
National Contest Challenges Youngsters on the National Debt
A nationwide essay contest is being launched hoping to inform young people on the alarming growth of our national debt.…
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Democrats Announce Sweeping $3.5 Trillion ‘Nuclear Option’ Spending Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, announced a $3.5…
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Money & The Economy
The US Government’s Debt-to-GDP Ratio Is Worse Than Greece’s Before the 2008 Crash (And It’s About to Get Worse)
President Biden on Wednesday pitched a new plan to Americans before a joint session of Congress: more spending. The just-released…
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Opinion
Economists Warn We Can’t Keep Ignoring the National Debt Forever
With COVID-19 ravaging the country and government pandemic lockdowns devastating our economy, the national debt has understandably slipped to the…
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US News
America’s Federal Budget On ‘Unsustainable Path,’ Warns Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that the federal budget is on “an unsustainable path” due to rising levels…
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In Congress
Once Outspoken Fiscal Hawks, Republicans Quietly Watch As National Debt Hits $23 Trillion
Republicans who once criticized former President Barack Obama’s handling of U.S. debt quietly watched as the federal government debt hit…
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US News
Congress Wants Thousands More Acres Under Federal Control, but US Can’t Afford It
A lengthy public lands package sitting in Congress adds hundreds of thousands of acres of federally protected wilderness without securing…
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Editorial Cartoons
This Debt Kicks Can – Ben Garrison Cartoon
The national debt is now over $22 trillion and continues to skyrocket. Meanwhile, a bipartisan Congress passed another bloated budget…
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Money & The Economy
One Nation Under Debt
By Jeff Szymanski, AMAC Yoga classes for bureaucrats. Brown snake eradication program. Congressional pensions. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. Those are actual lines in…
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Opinion
Congressional Effort To Rein In Deficit Ends in Failure – Again
By Dustin Siggins Congress’s most recent failure to act on budget process reforms will likely result in a huge increase…
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Money & The Economy
Consumers and the Federal Government continue spending on credit
Consumers and the Federal Government continue to increase debt due to spending according to a new report out Wednesday. Revolving…
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