Browsing: Debt
U.S. debt concerns weigh on Trump’s plan to supersize the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion
President Donald Trump’s plan to boost defense spending 50% to $1.5 trillion has reportedly run into some resistance, including fears…
‘Maya MacGuineas should be ashamed’: Scott Bessent launches war of words with the nonpartisan think tank that agrees with Trump on tariffs
Trump administration officials have had harsh words for anyone choosing to criticize the efficacy or legality of the president’s sweeping…
America’s debt problem just got worse by $2 trillion with the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling
The Supreme Court ruled a large swathe of the Trump administration’s tariffs unconstitutional on Friday. It might make the average…
The ‘alternative scenario’ of an even bigger national debt disaster is in play after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s extensive use of tariffs during his first year back in office…
America faces a ‘debt crisis’ a lot like the 1980s when a ‘private pact’ brokered by Ronald Reagan did the trick
The U.S. is perched on a treacherous fiscal ledge. The national debt held by the public has surged past $38…
Social Security’s trust fund is nearing insolvency. The borrowing that may follow will reprice debt
The latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show that the Social Security trust will run out of money by…
US literally can’t afford to lose superpower status—so we’re stuck in loveless marriage with Europe
Despite fears the trans-Atlantic alliance would break up over President Donald Trump’s desire to take over Greenland, the U.S. and…
US debt spiral could start in coming years when interest rate on borrowing tops GDP growth
Total federal debt is nearing an ominous milestone in a few years, but a potentially more troubling tipping point could…
Elon Musk warns the U.S. is ‘1,000% going to go bankrupt’ unless AI and robotics solve debt crisis
Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down on his warnings about U.S. debt, predicting financial doom will be guaranteed without the…
This ‘mutually assured destruction’ threat helps prevent Japan from triggering a debt crisis for now
Recent tremors in the $7.3 trillion Japan government bond market have raised fears that a debt crisis is brewing in…












