Search results
Democratic veterans from 2 decades of budget wars say the national debt isn’t worth holding the U.S....
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 12 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· 7 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...
Opinion: Why debt deal’s permitting reforms are a win for the rural economies
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe national debt clock is seen in midtown Manhattan, Thursday, May 25, 2023. | Mary Altaffer,...
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...
Bridges: Clock has ticked before on countries defaulting on debts
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe federal government is facing a deadline with the ability to pay its bills. Unless a new limit is...
How US national debt grew to its $31.4 trillion high
ABC News via Yahoo News· 12 months 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...
The national debt is exploding. What should lawmakers do?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMichelle Budge, Deseret News For years now, economists have been warning that once baby boomers...
Debt deal avoids the really tough decisions
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 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...
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· 12 months agoThe clock is ticking for Congress to raise the debt ceiling. The country is less than two weeks out...