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Democratic veterans from 2 decades of budget wars say the national debt isn’t worth holding the U.S....
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoIn 1989, New York real estate developer Seymour Durst commissioned Manhattan’s now-famous National...
The national debt is finally a real-world problem
Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoFor years, budget hawks warned about the damaging effects of the mushrooming national debt, which now totals more than $33 trillion. But they had to...
Fears of a US debt crisis are 'imaginary', and what the economy needs is more investment in critical...
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSupporters of republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stand next to...
How US national debt grew to its $31.4 trillion high
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA ticking clock in Washington to avert default by raising the nation's borrowing limit is drawing attention to the $31.4 trillion debt already accrued by...
Five ways a debt limit crisis could derail the US economy
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe biggest threat the U.S. economy faces this year could be the fight over the federal debt limit....
Debt deal avoids the really tough decisions
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe US government took one step back from self-inflicted economic disaster on Tuesday. House Republicans avoided the first attempt at assault by hardline...
Federal deficit shows we’re living in an age of trillions | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 8, 2009, the Tennessean ran my guest column, “How much is a ‘trillion’?” with the subhead...
Republicans hit 'pause' as default looms: What you missed this week in debt ceiling talks
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe clock is ticking for Congress to raise the debt ceiling. The country is less than two weeks out...
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie wants to 'induce anxiety' with wearable debt clock
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNorthern Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie wants to remind everyone the U.S. debt is over $31.4...
Republicans Rule Out Taxes While Complaining About Tax, Spending Imbalance
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — Republicans say the national debt is one of the greatest threats to the United States...