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National Debt

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  1. Criminal Law Library Blog

    Debt Without End? Examining America’s Long Term Fiscal Challenges

    By David Badertscher

    *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id="request-WEB:1dfb0b26-951b-4020-883d-9f6c3432bcbd-0" data-turn-id-container="request-WEB:1dfb0b26-951b-4020-883d-9f6c3432bcbd-0" data-testid="conversation-turn-2" data-scroll-anchor="false" data-turn="assistant"> Few issues in American public life generate more political rhetoric, and less public consensus, than the growth of the national…

  2. The Right Coast

    JPMorgan s Jamie Dimon Predicts Crack in the Bond Market, Citing U.S. Fiscal Mess – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    JPMorgan JPM -0.14%decrease; red down pointing triangle Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon delivered a dire warning for the markets, predicting a crisis unless the U.S. takes steps to address its…

  3. Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog

    GETTING REAL ABOUT THE FISCAL CHALLENGES AHEAD

    By Mark Ashton

    The source for this is a website called U.S. Debtclock.org. It allows you to look at the picture of America’s economy in 1980 and today. To add drama, it does…

  4. Simple Justice

    Was George Washington Number 2

    By Scott Greenfield

    Trump talked. And talked. And talked more. He was classic Trump, boasting about himself as “many people say.” Facts didn’t concern him. Humility was nowhere to be found. There was…

  5. 21st Century Taxation

    Budget Literacy for Form W-2

    By Annette Nellen

    H.R. 8372, Debt Per Taxpayer Information Act, proposes to require the IRS to add this information to the bottom of Form W-2:  1) Total revenue, outlays and deficit of the…

  6. The Right Coast

    Will Debt Sink the American Empire? – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    America is cruising into an uncharted sea of federal debt, with a public seemingly untroubled by the stark numbers and a government seemingly incapable of turning them around.In the presidential…

  7. The Right Coast

    Soaring U.S. Debt Is a Spending Problem – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    You may have heard that the 2017 GOP tax cuts blew a giant hole in the federal budget or so Democrats tell voters. The Congressional Budget Office s revised 10-year…

  8. The Right Coast

    Where Have All the Foreign Buyers Gone for U.S. Treasury Debt? – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Foreigners no longer have an insatiable appetite for U.S. government debt. That s bad news for Washington.The U.S. Treasury market is in the midst of major supply and demand changes.…

  9. TaxSlaw

    Debtor Corp’s S Election: “Property” in Bankruptcy?

    By Louis Vlahos

    Uncertain Future The Congressional Budget Office (“CBO”) recently released some data for the federal government’s 2023 fiscal year. According to the CBO, the federal budget deficit for the year was…

  10. Capital Thinking

    <em>The Origins and Current State of the Debt Limit (or Debt Ceiling)</em>

    By Squire Patton Boggs

    The debt limit (or debt ceiling) is the total amount of outstanding debt that the US Department of the Treasury can incur. The so-called “X-date” is the day on which…