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- Real Estate Equity, National Debt, and Austerity in AmericaWill 2012 be the year “Baby Boomers” and their parents begin to really show through more personal conservative spending habits and more frugal lifestyles that they understand and believe, Austerity is in America’s future?
- National Debt Reaches $15.222 TrillionWhat does it mean when national debt tops $15 trillion? What does it mean for every man, woman, and child in America? The word unsustainable comes to my mind. What word comes to yours?
Our National Debt is Increasing Again: Will We Ever Pay it Back?President Obama has asked for another increase in the debt limit. This will increase the debt to $16.4 trillion. Will we ever be able to repay the national debt?- Crossing a Milestone of $15 Trillion in National DebtBased on US spending, the National Debt is increasing faster than printing presses can print money. No other nation on earth has so much debt than the U.S. and that might bite us in the behind.
- Cutting Taxes, National Debt, and Creating JobsAn historical review of attempts to cut taxes, cut the national debt, and create jobs.
- Avoiding the $15 Trillion National Debt MarkerPresident Obama’s American Jobs Act, failed to muster sufficient votes in the Senate last night. If enacted, the cost of the bill would have pushed the national debt beyond $15 trillion.
Five Facts About the National Debt ClockThe National Debt Clock in Manhattan is something of a geeky cultural landmark; but what is its story?- Go Ahead Obama - Make My Day -(our Day)This is all about the President once again using more debt to create dubious or non-existent jobs.
Crazy Idea to Help Lower Our National DebtWe can sell Federally owned land to help pay off our debt.- Why is the National Debt Debate so Important?With the National Debt Debate looming large, let's take a second and make sure that our generation knows that the Burden is Ours
- The Farce of Washington Politicians and the Nation's DebtUp for an Academy Award
- The National Debt: The Long Term Consequences of Current PoliciesThis article offers my unique perspective on the future of our nation.
Quotes that Speak the Truth About America's National DebtOur politicians have made some pretty flabbergasting comments in regard to our national debt over the last decade. Here is a look at some of the quotes that really stand-out, and are likely affecting our country now and in years to come.- Washington Can't Balance the Nation's Debt?Time to Insist on a Department of Debt Management. U.S. Taxpayers Deserve "Better"
- Geithner's Comments Regarding the National Debt Ceiling and the National DebtThis editorial expresses Geithner's comments and my opinion on the National Debt Ceiling and National Debt.
- Raising the National Debt CeilingAn editorial about the importance of raising the national debt ceiling.
Factbox: What the National Debt, Debt Ceiling Mean to Our EconomyWhen we hear about the national debt, we can get conflicting information. Following are quick facts gathered to help inform.- The National Debt: Kicking the Bucket Down the RoadAn analysis of the problems with the current proposals and bills aimed at resolving our national debt
- Obama's Speech: The National DebtProvides a summary of Obama's speech on the national debt and his position on the issues involved in the Republican budget.
- The Upcoming National Debt BattleHow we got to the national debt being over 14 trillion dollars
- The NEW REPUBLICAN BOOGEY MANThe national debt replaces the Communists as the new Republican "Enemy that is going to destroy the United States"
- The Debt of a NationHow our national debt is so large
- The 2011 Government Shutdown and the National Debt: A Different PerspectiveMy analysis of the current budget crisis, the threatened government shutdown and the causes of the current national debt.
- Are We Too Cheap to Continue as a Nation?Comparative analysis of the national debt. Comparative analysis of personal tax rates. Going back to what made us succeed and prosper as a nation.
Key Point on National Debt Relief Stimulus PlanThe National Debt Relief Stimulus Plan has been envisaged to bring those in heavy debts on their home mortgages to become debt free.- Writing About the United States National Debt in a High School Math CourseThis article discusses a math project that has students write an opinion paper about the national debt from a mathematical perspective. It provides details of this math writing project.
Britain's National Debt is Set to Top 2.5 Trillion Pounds - Yes, That's 2,500,000,000,000 Pounds in the RedBritain's last Labour government spent public money like there was simply no tomorrow. But tomorrow's here and the country's picking up the bill for Labour's wild spending spree.- National Debt Tops $14 Trillion as 'Debt Ceiling' Threatens Congressional GridlockThe same day that 5,000 dead blackbirds rained from the night-time sky over the little Arkansas town of Beebe, the U. S. Treasury website reported that the national debt had topped the $14 trillion mark. Harbingers of bad times ahead? Perhaps...
- Will the US Resolve the National Debt?My opinion on the current national debt and how to resolve it.
- How to Help the National DebtAn idea for the U.S. Government to assist in payment on the national debt.
- Are Immigrants the Answer to the National Debt Problem?If immigrants were the answer to the national debt crisis, would it change the way you looked at immigration? Could it alter the comprehensive immigration reform debate in modern-day America? Maybe.
- Obama's Unemployment Extension Compromise Lines Up Debt HypocritesAnd yet, at the same time the unemployment benefits extension reauthorizations have been blocked because they have not been offset or provided for with extra federal revenue, the Republicans have been calling for the extension of all the Bush tax cuts...
- The 2 Percent Solution Could Solve the Budget and National DebtA modest proposal to cut both the budget and the deficit.
- Why the National Debt Really Does MatterBoth parties like to claim the debt matters. They only want us to think it though when they aren't in power. So how does the debt really affect us?
- Alan Simpson, of the National Debt Commission, Causes Outrage and ConsternationRecent comments by Alan Simpson, a former senator from Wyoming and current co-chair of President Obama's debt commission, are causing outrage and consternation from liberal and elder groups.
- Interest Payments on the National Debt Are HarmlessMuch has been made of the negative effects that high debt will bring upon future generations. However, interest payments are no more burdensome to future generations than if the budget were balanced via taxes today.
The High Cost of Low TaxesThe pundits (mostly on the right at this time) simply want to blame the debt on the Obama administration and use it for their own political expediency. It's just too bad that they're not telling you the truth, well, not the whole truth anyways.- 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension or Solve National DebtWhich should come first in the eyes of the senate?
Government Spending Gone WildIt took the U.S. Government 195 years to create a $1 trillion debt. It has taken only six months to go from 12 trillion to 13 trillion.- The National Debt: What is it & What's in it for Me?Why should you care about the National Debt? Because it keeps going up and so does the amount you owe!

