Higher interest rates are also compounding the pain of higher debt. Should that debt materialize, it could risk America's economic standing in the world. "America’s fiscal outlook is more dangerous and daunting than ever, threatening our economy and the next generation," said Michael Peterson,...
America's national debt in dollars is generally viewed as less important than its proportion to the country’sgross domestic product (GDP)or the debt-to-GDP ratio because a country’stax basegrows alongside its economy. It increases revenue that the government can raise to service the debt. Th...
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The misnamed “national debt” is not a threat or a burden on anyone- not the government or taxpayers. Even if the “debt” were hundreds of trillions of dollars, the federal government could continue paying its bills without collecting a penny more in taxes, nor borrowing a...
"By the 21st century, the national debt got to 20 trillion dollars after major events such as the War on Terror," it said. Adding to the federal government's big spending on endless wars are its massive stimulus packages, rounds of tax cuts as well as the U.S. Federal Reserve's sudde...
The 2024 presidential election must prioritize the freeing of young and future Americans from a public debt that is poised to sink America’s position in the world. The U.S. economy must be made sustainable. Jeremy Etelson was a Democratic staffer in Maryland. He received a J.D. from Geor...
Jun 3, 2023 Debt limit deal would allow completion of West Virginia gas pipeline Critics say allowing the Mountain Valley Pipeline to be fast-tracked would be a "colossal error" after a history of construction complaints and the impacts of its potential emissions. May 30, 2023 Biden hope...
The U.S. national debt grew to a record $34 trillion by the end of 2023. It was just $16 billion in 1930.
* At the end of 2023, the national debt was 124% of GDP, or 3.9 times its average over U.S. history: [32] Liabilities & Obligations * Per the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which is the official watchdog of Congress:[33] The federal government “undertakes a wide range ...
The position of Côte d'Ivoire, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2023 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 108 in the list of debt to GDP and 65 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish. ...