In a New York Times column entitled "Nobody Understands Debt," Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman...
Blog posts in national debt
During a recent interview on 60 Minutes, Barack Obama stated that "our deficit problems would be solved" if we...
Posted by: James Agresti on January 4, 2012
While Americans enjoy bragging about repeatedly saving the French from the Germans, the truth is that without the French the Americans likely wouldn’t have been able to break away from the British. In...
Posted by: Devin Foley on April 13, 2011
If you’re a “young worker” you may have recently received the newsletter “What young workers should know about Social Security and saving” from the Social Security Administration. The prominent question the newsletter...
Posted by: Devin Foley on March 3, 2011
You probably have heard by now that our federal and state fiscal health is in shambles. If not, then you’ll want to learn all about it...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on March 2, 2011
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is hosting the Voices of America Video Contest. They hope you'll submit a video that tells "Washington Budget Experts How to Fix Our Fiscal House." The deadline to apply...
Posted by: Devin Foley on February 18, 2011
A common question when considering the national debt is, “Why should we pay it down?” Using data provided by the Congressional Budget Office, Dr. Veronique de Rugy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University...
Posted by: Devin Foley on December 2, 2010
My first thought after reading A Pledge to America was, “They just don’t get it.” After a bit more contemplation, I realized that’s not fair to those responsible for the Pledge. The politicians do...
Posted by: Devin Foley on September 23, 2010
By all accounts, the current levels of government debt and deficit spending are unsustainable. Even the White House’s budget man...
Posted by: Anja Hartleb on September 22, 2010
Sadly, many in the media and on the Left are attempting to lay the blame on free marketers and limited government folks for the current economic mess and pending debt crisis. Some even go so far as to argue that the...
Posted by: Devin Foley on September 16, 2010