‘Rosy’ Congressional Budget Assumptions Might Increase National Debt
Republicans bet on the economy growing faster than reasonable to cover plans that could reignite inflation, rising interest ...
Trump, Congress budget talks send risks soaring for Social Security and Medicare
The latest news on budget talks between President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress indicates that the financial risks to Social Security and Medicare, as well as to the entire ...
Washington's Debt Delusion: Economic Growth Cannot Fix the Deficit
Washington is running its largest peacetime budget deficit in American history. The national debt held by the public has ...
The real danger of Trump’s incoherent trade policy
President Donald Trump's use of tariffs lacks a coherent goal, oscillating between fixing perceived trade imbalances and ...
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Crisis: America's Deficit Threatens National Security and Prosperity
Crisis** The federal deficit has surged to alarming levels, now reaching proportions not seen since World War II. As the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently reported, the ...
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Interest on the Debt to Grow Past $1 Trillion Next Year
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest budget and economic outlook includes a troubling projection for net inte ...
L.A. County wildfire losses seen as high as $164 billion, UCLA Says
The estimate — equivalent to more than three times LA County’s annual budget — would rank the wildfire toll second only to ...
US Warned of 'Death Spiral' of Debt
The country risks an economic "heart attack" if lawmakers are unable to reel in the national debt, warns one hedge fund ...
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Interest Costs Would Explode with $5.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package
This higher debt would also further explode interest payments. Already, interest costs have exceeded spending on Medicare and ...