Tag: national debt
Mounting evidence is pointing to a nightmare scenario for the US...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The U.S. economy is showing signs of stagflation as growth slumps down and prices continue to surge for average...
The Healthy Skeptic: More on Medicare’s financial woes
Almost all Americans over age 65 and many who are disabled depend on the Medicare program to pay for most of their health care...
E.J. Antoni: Inflation will stick around as long as the big...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- August came early to the nation’s capital with last week’s round of March inflation data. The late summer weather...
‘Squad’ members have earmarked nearly $225 million in spending bills since...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Eight members of the congressional “Squad” have requested $224 million in earmarks in key spending bills since 2023, according...
Biden budget packed with tax hikes, increases national debt
(The Center Square) -- President Joe Biden on Monday released his $7.3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 with $5.5 trillion in tax...
Bidenomics versus the American family
(RealClearWire) -- The president may be proud of “Bidenomics,” with its massive, seismic transformation in the size and scope of government, but to voters,...
Federal debt grew more than twice the economy last quarter
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The federal government’s debt grew more than twice the amount that the economy did in the fourth quarter of...
U.S. national debt soared in 2023; per-taxpayer burden reached $100,000
(The Center Square) -- The U.S. national debt continued to soar in 2023, surpassing $33 trillion.
It's still rising rapidly.
The U.S. Treasury Department estimates the...
‘Wake-up call’: Top credit agency downgrades U.S. rating
(The Center Square) -- One of the top international credit rating agencies has downgraded the United States government’s credit rating from the highest level...
Senate passes debt limit deal, sends it to Biden
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Senate voted 63-36 late Thursday to pass the debt limit deal brokered by President Joe Biden and U.S....