National Debt

How to Balance the Federal Budget

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 07.18.2008 | Business


Hale

Let's overlay the current economic environment -- we're in a recession and we're not getting out of it anytime soon. That means that tactically, this is a terrible time to increase taxes.

National Debt Grows At $1 Million A Minute

AP | Tom Raum | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Like a ticking time bomb, the national debt is an explosion waiting to happen. It's expanding by about $1.4 billion a day - or nearly $1 million a min...