Topic: Debt

The Big Beautiful Bill and the 'Rich Men North of Richmond'
The Big Beautiful Bill and the 'Rich Men North of Richmond' May 27, 2025 Vince Coyner Trump is trying to curb the beast that is the federal government, but Republicans in Congress refuse to help him.
Democrats introduce the STAGE Act, a $1 billion per year ‘cash infusion’ so ‘artists can find out who they are and become themselves’
Democrats introduce the STAGE Act, a $1 billion per year ‘cash infusion’ so ‘artists can find out who they are and become themselves’ April 25, 2024 Olivia Murray In theory, lesbian theater degrees are useless in the job market—just not when politicians like the ones we’ve got in D.C. have the pursestrings.
Blue state departures hit the coffers hard, so progressive Democrats devise a creative new way to tourniquet the revenue bleed
Blue state departures hit the coffers hard, so progressive Democrats devise a creative new way to tourniquet the revenue bleed April 24, 2024 Olivia Murray Voting with your feet and fleeing the policies of the Democrat left? Now, there’s a fine for that.
Debt spending to surpass defense spending … this year
Debt spending to surpass defense spending … this year February 25, 2024 Eric Utter Money for nothing, and the government checks aren't free.
Journalist for The Atlantic suggests Puerto Rico must declare independence
Journalist for The Atlantic suggests Puerto Rico must declare independence September 22, 2022 Olivia Murray But independence from whom?
Stacey Abrams, poster girl for Democrats' version of fiscal responsibility
Stacey Abrams, poster girl for Democrats' version of fiscal responsibility February 14, 2019 Russ Vaughn In retrospect,  Abrams was perfect for the Democrats' SOTU rebuttal.
Venezuela defaults on its debt, blames Trump
Venezuela defaults on its debt, blames Trump November 15, 2017 Monica Showalter A sure sign Venezuela is never going to crawl out of its socialist hole.
Cold reality: Venezuela now a Russian puppet state
Cold reality: Venezuela now a Russian puppet state August 4, 2017 Monica Showalter Russia paid Venezuela's huge oil bills, showing that the only real power player in the Chavista hellhole is the state run by Vladimir Putin.  Is the State Department paying attention?
The debt binge and the reckoning ahead
The debt binge and the reckoning ahead May 5, 2015 James Longstreet Markets know.  Central bankers apparently don’t.
What Republican Senate Control Means for America
What Republican Senate Control Means for America January 19, 2014 Ben Voth Contrary to what you may have heard, there is in fact a pronounced difference between the two parties...and especially how they govern.
China and U.S. Debt
China and U.S. Debt March 22, 2013 Alex VanNess Our financial liabilities regarding China are bad enough as they stand. But what if there is a plan behind it?
A Constitutional Credit Limit
A Constitutional Credit Limit December 11, 2012 Dexter Wright If every time the government reaches the maximum on its national credit card, and Congress simply raises it, what good is a debt limit?
Debt and Deceit
Debt and Deceit November 5, 2012 Michael Kelbaugh Mitt Romney has actually balanced several budgets in his time. He was, in fact, so good at balancing budgets that he was hired to balance budgets and earned his living balancing budgets.
Debt the New Equity - Major Economic Dislocation
Debt the New Equity - Major Economic Dislocation April 3, 2012 Frank Ryan Our economy will not recover until our government reaffirms the mutual rights and responsibilities of both debtors and creditors and reestablishes a stable, balanced "rule of commerce."
The Obama Shift
The Obama Shift March 30, 2012 Randall Hoven Believe it or not, the federal budget used to have a "normal." It was not spiraling out of control. It was not very turbulent. Life was good...it really was. Until 2008.
Just How Much Is 15 Trillion?
Just How Much Is 15 Trillion? November 22, 2011 T.S. Weidler I'll give you a big dump truck full of cash to dump in the Potomac River. Think you could dump cash at the rate the government spends it?
The Dems Target Defense and Your Wallet Again
The Dems Target Defense and Your Wallet Again November 16, 2011 Zbigniew Mazurak What debt solutions can we expect from the Democrats on the much-ballyhooed Super Committee? Namely, the same old policies from the Democratic playbook: massive tax hikes and defense cuts.
The National Debt Relief Amendment
The National Debt Relief Amendment September 22, 2011 Scott Strzelczyk Washington is broke and broken. Here's a way to fix it.
The Debt Ceiling: A Scoreless Tie after One Inning
The Debt Ceiling: A Scoreless Tie after One Inning August 17, 2011 Mike Razar I am sick of the debt ceiling fiasco and yet I can't let it go. The truth is that nothing was accomplished by either side. The debt ceiling had to be raised. Sorry Tea Party.
The Debt Ceiling and ObamaCare
The Debt Ceiling and ObamaCare August 16, 2011 Steve McCann O'care wiping out half of the supposed savings agreed in the debt ceiling negotiations, that is if one assumes these reductions would have ever come to pass.
Obama Administration Blames the Messenger
Obama Administration Blames the Messenger August 8, 2011 Richard Baehr Perhaps the administration thinks it can create anger at S&P, and it can get flash mobs or its allied union goons to come to New York State and threaten S&P executives in their homes.
The Bitter Fruit of Insolvency
The Bitter Fruit of Insolvency August 8, 2011 Steve McCann The United States is firmly on the path of becoming the most massive economic and financial failure in the history of mankind.
Democrats ignore AAA countries' experience
Democrats ignore AAA countries' experience August 8, 2011 Keith Riler Call me crazy, but if I wanted my AAA debt rating back, I would do what other AAA-rated countries do.
The debt downgrade and inflation prospects
The debt downgrade and inflation prospects August 8, 2011 Randy Fardal US government debt is the most widely traded financial instrument in the world. As such, there are plenty of financial analysts that understand its risks better than the analysts at Standard & Poor's.
The debt downgrade
The debt downgrade August 7, 2011 Jay Haug It is a good thing that S & P did what they did because it takes the debt fight out of the political realm and makes it purely financial.
AAA or AA: Important for Choosing Batteries Not for Our Financial Future
AAA or AA: Important for Choosing Batteries Not for Our Financial Future August 4, 2011 Claude Sandroff Who, at this stage in our country's path to insolvency and currency degradation, is naive enough to take any proclamation by a rating agency seriously?
Kick that Can Again
Kick that Can Again August 3, 2011 Brenton Stransky Citing the $14.3T federal debt ignores real problem. What we should be worried about is the present value of all future expenses, minus all future taxes.