It is possible our nation could have a real conversation about our national debt – if we demand it.
(The Center Square) – The national debt is rising at a breakneck pace, but what can be done to address the problem?
One of the architects of US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz has advocated a shake-up of the global trade and financial systems, centred on a radical strategy to weaken the dollar.
(The Center Square) – As Americans file their taxes at the last minute this April 15, the federal debt – and Americans’ federal debt burden – continues to grow.Â
(The Center Square) – Credit-rating agencies are watching a U.S. budget reconciliation process for potential impact on budget deficits and federal debt.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s tax cuts are set for permanent extension after the House narrowly passed a $5.8 trillion over ten years concurrent budget resolution that seemed poised to fail.
(The Center Square) – As Senate Republicans work on the floor to pass a compromise budget resolution, fiscal watchdogs are warning that permanently extending President Donald Trump’s tax cuts will have dire consequences.
(The Center Square) – While top Republican lawmakers discuss how to offset the cost of extending President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, dozens of fiscal and energy policy organizations are telling them to start with cutting green energy subsidies.
(The Center Square) – The Congressional Budget Office's newest projects underscore the nation's unsustainable spending plans as Republicans look to extend President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
(The Center Square) – If Republicans in Congress make good on President Donald Trump's promise to extend the expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the move would add more than $37 trillion to the debt over the next 30 years, including $4.5 trillion in the next decade.