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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· 11 months 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 via AOL· 6 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...
Debt deal avoids the really tough decisions
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe US government took one step back from self-inflicted economic disaster on Tuesday. House Republicans avoided the first attempt at assault by hardline...
The pros and cons of the trillion-dollar coin
The Week via Yahoo News· 12 months agoUS Mint, trillion dollar coin Illustrated/Getty Images The clock is ticking on America's debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced this...
US to max out on debt soon, setting up political fight
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as...
Republicans hit 'pause' as default looms: What you missed this week in debt ceiling talks
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe clock is ticking for Congress to raise the debt ceiling. The country is less than two weeks out...
Once and For All, Is It Spending...Or Taxes?
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Debt ceiling negotiations: Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy pledge more talks amid partisan rancor
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWASHINGTON – Get ready for another week – or two – of negotiations on the debt ceiling, even as the...
‘No end in sight’: Blackstone boss worries another term for President Biden would be 'four more...
Moneywise via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoStephen Schwarzman, CEO of the Blackstone Group, has serious concerns about whether the U.S. economy...
Get up to speed on the US debt drama
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHouse Republicans are insisting on spending cuts before they will agree to raise the nation’s debt ceiling past $31 trillion. Democrats argue Congress...