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National Debt

A Simple Solution: A National Debt Moratorium

Alex Abella | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Mortgage Crisis, Financial Crisis, Government Bailout, National Debt, Debt, Business News
Alex Abella

I propose a national debt moratorium to freeze all payments of debt to financial institutions for a certain period, to allow debt holders to be able to raise a cushion of cash and prepare for future economic turmoil.

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Ben's Un-shrinkable Balance Sheet

Michael Pento | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, National Debt, Business News
Michael Pento

It's not only the size of the fed's balance sheet that is so daunting; it's the makeup that's becoming truly scary.

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Do You Know Which Countries Hold America's National Debt?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Foreign Holding of U.S. Debt, Russia, U.S Treasury Bonds, Japan, National Debt, China, Qatar, Islamic Republic of Iran, Oman, Indonesia, Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

While Treasury doesn't breakdown the oil producing states which hold American debt (together they are in third place), that group includes quite a few pariah nations.

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National Debt Hits Record $11 Trillion

Politico | MANU RAJU | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Debt Amount, National Debt Record, Debt, National Debt, Politics News

The eye-popping national debt surpassed $11 trillion Monday, the largest in U.S. history. The new Treasury Department figures on the national debt w...

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Now and for the Long Run

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jared Bernstein, Larry Summers, Globalization, Timothy Geithner, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Paul Volcker, Politics News
Sen. Fritz Hollings

The government, like households, must hunker down, stop spending where it can, and plug the hole of offshoring jobs in the ship of state.

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U.S. Debt Expanding, Homeowner Equity Crashing: Report

OptionARMageddon | Rolfe Winkler | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, National Debt, Homeowners, Credit Card Debt, Debt Equity, American Debt and Equity, Homeowner Equity, American Equity, Business News

GDP for the full year 2008 was higher than 2007. But Q4 2008 GDP was lower compared to Q3. So towards the very end of the year, the denominator (GD...

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Younger Than Barbie, Older Than Barack

Chip Conley | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Barak Obama, Barbie, Credit Card Debt, National Debt, TED Conference, Economic Crisis, Business News
Chip Conley

Barack's Inaugural address basically told us it's time to grow up. I guess he was speaking to me and my classmates who've been "kids in the candy store" for most of our adult life.

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How Big Media Misses the Biggest Stories and Some More Stories They Will Miss

Gary Shapiro | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, National Debt, Economic Stimulus Package, Federal Budget Deficit, Bailout, Big Media, Economic Crisis, Mortgage Crisis, Obama Administration, Future Generations, Media Coverage of the War, Media Bias, Gary Shapiro, Media News
Gary Shapiro

We are in trouble unless we have an honest inquiry and discussion on the big issues of our time -- and they all come down to money and priorities.

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Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You

Michael J. Panzner | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Bailout, Debt, U.S. Economy, Violence, Federal Reserve, Borrowing, Rescue Plan, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Conflict, Bailout, Financial Rescue, Economic Rescue Package, Spending, Protest, Washington, Protests, Protestors, Politics News
Michael J. Panzner

After almost four decades of relative calm and complacency, there are signs that the social mood is beginning to sour.

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The Stimulus Plan: Shit Garden Economics

Jane Devin | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Political News, Government Spending, Stimulus Plan, National Debt, Government Budget, Ambition, Potential, Hope, Economic Crisis, National Debt Soars, Ayn Rand, Business News
Jane Devin

I've managed to keep myself out of the shit garden for the most part, if only because I love the idea of potential. I love knowing that the human brain can keep on learning, thinking, creating.

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Late and Short

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Debt, Unemployment, National Debt, Obama Economy, Stimulus, Recession, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Business News
Max Fraad Wolff

Yes, we need government stimulus. No, that is not nearly enough. We need to change the way people earn, save and spend.

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US Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion On Bailout Programs: Bloomberg

Bloomberg | Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry | Posted 03.12.2009 | Business

Read More: National Debt, Economic Crisis, Economy, Financial Crisis, Bank Bailout, Bank Abilout Programs $9 Trillion, Business News

The stimulus package the U.S. Congress is completing would raise the government's commitment to solving the financial crisis to $9.7 trillion, enough ...

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Why Liberals Should Want Obama to Take On Social Security Now

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, National Debt, Medicare, Federal Budget Deficit, Barack Obama, Social Security, Politics News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Unless there are reforms in Social Security and Medicare, by 2040 or so, every tax dollar collected will be needed to pay for entitlement programs and interest on the debt.

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Time for Tax Hikes

Larry Beinhart | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eisenhower, Debt, Pelosi, Truman, National Debt, Dwight Eisenhower, Economics, Taxes, Obama, Roosevelt, Politics News
Larry Beinhart

Unless we rebuild the economy it will not generate enough money to create the revenue stream to pay our debts. Why are we so resistant to raising taxes?

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The Greatest Ponzi Scheme of All Time

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Ponzi, Tax Policy, National Debt, Madoff, Economy, George W. Bush, Tax Cuts, Ponzi Scheme, President Bush, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

When the President came into office, there were about 278 million people living in America. The national debt was $5.6 trillion. Now there are 307 million of us. The national debt is $10.6 trillion.

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US Debt May Soar By $2 Trillion In 2009

Washington Post | Lori Montgomery | Posted 02.03.2009 | Business

Read More: US Debt, Debt, Economic Stimulus, National Debt, Us Treasury, Business News

With President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats considering a massive spending package aimed at pulling the nation out of recession, the...

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Should The World's Reserve Currency Yield Zero Percent

Michael Pento | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, National Debt, Low Interest Rates, Inflation, Economy, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Free Market, US Currency, World's Reserve Currency, US Dollar Inflation, Business News
Michael Pento

We must grow the economy by empowering the private sector. I would have hoped by now we learned that inflation doesn't solve anything.

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I.O.U.S.A.: Right on Time

Patrick Creadon | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Market, Deficit, National Debt, Green Jobs, Economic Crisis, IOUSA Movie, Iousa, Spending, Social Security, Documentary, Obama, Political Documentary, Business News
Patrick Creadon

Many have been quick to push the debate as a choice between stimulus and deficit reduction, but solutions committed to both objectives are critical to our short- and long-term survival.

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What Kind of Revolutionary Will You Be?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change, National Debt, Constitution, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama Change, Obama Change, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

if there is to be any change, it is going to be brought about by us, "we the people," not the politicians. No president, no congressman and no judge can do what you can.

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The Two Trillion Dollar Bailout You Don't Know About

Ben Cohen | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Bailout, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Congresional Bailout, Noami Klein, Wall Street Bailout, National Debt, Federal Deficit, Bailout, Economy, Federal Debt, National Deficit, Politics News
Ben Cohen

If you thought the $700 billion bailout was bad, think again. The Federal Reserve is apparently handing out two trillion dollars in loans and it won't disclose where the money is going to.

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Obama-cession

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Sean Hannity, Recession, National Debt, Rush Limbaugh, Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, National Deficit, Business News
Joe Peyronnin

This coming January 20 a record breaking four million people will attend his inauguration. This is especially amazing since Barack Obama is responsible for the recession? Aghast, didn't you hear!

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Are Voters Cynical on Taxes, or More Grown Up Than Our Leaders?

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Government Spending, Taxes, Economic Stimulus, Federal Deficit, Barack Obama, Economy, Economic Crisis, Barack Obama Tax Cuts, Spending Cuts and Tax Hikes, Barack Obama Taxes, Tax Hikes, Recession, Federal Budget, National Debt, Federal Budget Deficit, Barack Obama Tax Plan, Spending Cuts, Congressional Bailout, Exit Polls Taxes, Politics News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Many American have no idea how long the country has been running deficits and they may not have all the numbers at their fingertips, but the general drift has not escaped them.

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National Debt Soars $500B In Under A Month, Financial Bailout Plan The Primary Culprit In Record-Setting Debt Accumulation

CBS News | Posted 12.02.2008 | Business

Read More: National Debt, National Debt Increases $500 Billion in One Month, Wall Street, National Debt Soars, Wall St Crisis, Business News

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Seven Years of Plenty or The Bible Told Me So

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.30.2008 | Business

Read More: George Bush, Taxes, Bust, Religion, National Debt, The Bible, Boom, Surplus, Famine, Pharaoh, Gross National Deficit, Seven Years of Famine, Bush Administration, Pharaoh Dreams, Gdp, Seven Years of Plenty, Financial Crisis, Business News
Reese Schonfeld

Since we didn't raise taxes in 2001, our time of surplus, those of us who do not sink under the coming depression, will wither under the burden of the coming inflation.

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The Silent Saudi Squeeze (and a Suffragist Solution)

Rachel Haimowitz | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Energy Independence, National Debt, Barack Obama, Mccain, Opec, Green Technology, Terrorism, Oil, Saudi Arabia, Green Energy, Osama Bin Laden, Offshore Drilling, Voting, Obama Green, Hamas, Al Qaeda, Politics News
Rachel Haimowitz

As our presidential nominees discuss bailouts and economic plans they have largely ignored one particular issue that underpins them all: Saudi Arabia.

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