Debt and Deficits
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Is There Hope in Politics?
Political avarice, sanctioned robbery, coercive control: such is the nature of government, and always has been. We already know the cure.
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Understanding Public Debt Redux
Readers have sent in excellent questions about public debt since the release of our Explainer. Here, the authors answer a few.
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A Roadmap for DOGE’s 30 Percent Budget Cut
Of every dollar in the economy 46 cents are controlled, directly or indirectly, by politicians and bureaucrats. A new department wants to bring that total down.
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Endless Spending: The Continuing Resolution Crisis
Congress’s addiction to overspending — despite promises of fiscal discipline — threatens America’s future.
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Congressional Republicans Will Undermine DOGE if They Won’t Budge on Spending
How can the new administration slash spending and red tape, if beltway insiders won’t trim even the most wasteful programs?
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How Government Feeds Spurious Support for Protectionism
Tariff increases might make good political sense, but they are bad economic policy.
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The Federal Debt Just Eclipsed $36 Trillion
If people followed Congress’s financial plan, they would have a credit card debt of over $445,000 against an income of $57,150.
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Is There Hope in Politics?
Political avarice, sanctioned robbery, coercive control: such is the nature of government, and always has been. We already know the cure.
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•
Understanding Public Debt Redux
Readers have sent in excellent questions about public debt since the release of our Explainer. Here, the authors answer a few.
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•
A Roadmap for DOGE’s 30 Percent Budget Cut
Of every dollar in the economy 46 cents are controlled, directly or indirectly, by politicians and bureaucrats. A new department wants to bring that total down.
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•
Endless Spending: The Continuing Resolution Crisis
Congress’s addiction to overspending — despite promises of fiscal discipline — threatens America’s future.
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•
Congressional Republicans Will Undermine DOGE if They Won’t Budge on Spending
How can the new administration slash spending and red tape, if beltway insiders won’t trim even the most wasteful programs?
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•
How Government Feeds Spurious Support for Protectionism
Tariff increases might make good political sense, but they are bad economic policy.
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•
The Federal Debt Just Eclipsed $36 Trillion
If people followed Congress’s financial plan, they would have a credit card debt of over $445,000 against an income of $57,150.