…debt ceiling matter is so susceptible of misrepresentation that “raising the debt ceiling” means increasing budget appropriations, when actually it means making available enough money to pay bills already accrued…

…to the real economy. • The stock of outstanding private debt is proportionally much bigger relative to government debt. Ditto the issuance and retirement of private debt relative to government…

From December 29, 2005: Snow urges Congress to raise debt limit U.S. Treasury Secretary “The administration now projects that the statutory debt limit, currently $8.184 trillion, will be reached in…

…[government] debt will plummet if interest rates rise… we could buy back long-term debt issued today at interest rates of less than 2.0 percent for discounts of 30-40 percent. This…

…all Treasury Bills, Notes and Bonds whether Regular or Special are counted as part of Public Debt. That is when you hear that that the U.S. in $19 trillion in…

…by foreign currency-denominated debt. Their results provide evidence for both channels that is consistent with expectations: the trade-weighted index has a negative elasticity, while the debt-weighted index has a positive…

…have had on the debt. The Fourth Estate owes the nation a fuller commentary on the matter of the national debt; how it is that we got here; a full…

…. A “Patriotic Debt Emergency Surtax” of 10% on income tax liability (what you would otherwise owe in income tax) until the Congress decides the Debt Emergency is over ….

…to cancel student debt for defrauded borrowers before Trump takes office. Some borrower-defense applications are still pending, and lawmakers are pushing for prompt relief. Biden has canceled student debt for…

…debt ceiling isn’t currently an issue. Trump threatened to primary any Republican who voted for a measure that did not suspend the debt ceiling. Trump’s demand highlighted that his top…