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Tag: government debt

The Debt Ceiling: Government Borrowing From Itself

You probably are aware that the U.S. has reached its debt limit (roughly $31 trillion) again. The Treasury Department has borrowed as much as is allowed by the last debt ceiling measure passed by Congress—an amount that is entirely arbitrary. To avoid defaulting on...

National Debt and Possible Tax Increases

Watch this video on YouTube Almost every politician running for president or Congress refers to the alarming growth of the national debt. It is now $23.2 trillion, or $188,000 for each individual taxpayer. Democrats blame the recent run-up of the debt on the...