#national debt
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The biggest GOP lie isn’t about elections, it’s the economy
Republicans’ 50-year economic lie harms working Americans.
Salon · 1m
Fixing national debt could raise household income by $36,000
A new study argues that tackling America's $40 trillion debt pile would boost real incomes and ease an affordability crisis that voters rank as a top concern.
Fortune · 1m
Trump's Debt Promise Now $40 Trillion
Trump claimed he could eliminate $19 trillion in debt in eight years. Now it has topped $40 trillion.
24/7 Wall St. · 2m
Congress has only done its job four times since 1945
The federal budget process is broken, and it's costing America trillions in debt.
Fortune · 2m
7 new tax brackets proposed for high earners
A policy proposal would double federal tax brackets to 14, adding seven new rates for the wealthiest Americans.
Kiplinger · 2m
America's $40 trillion problem
David Rubenstein says interest on the national debt now outruns defense spending, and history says that is a warning sign.
Yahoo Finance · 1m
Trump's $5,000 vote
A trillion-dollar cash promise, tied to one election result, and nobody can say who pays for it.
the Guardian · 1m
Bessent vs the bond market
The Treasury Secretary is buying bonds and mocking his critics, but yields keep climbing anyway.
Yahoo Finance · 1m
