Government Debt

Unhappy Fiscal New Year

Rep. Jason Chaffetz | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Rep. Jason Chaffetz

Contrary to what some have told us in the past, deficits and debts do matter, and at the levels these debts have been accumulating, they matter a lot.

The Weird Have Turned Pro

Garrett Johnson | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business


Garrett Johnson

The amount of money required to bail the world out of the current economic crisis, if this crisis plays out at a historical average, is nearly equal to all the private wealth currently in the world.

MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 08.03.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. The coun...

Green Cure for Fiscal Red Ink

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 08.05.2008 | Green


John Tepper Marlin

What's raining down at present is government red ink, directly related to weak oversight over our financial system and a weak response to America's extravagant use of energy.