…that Harris could follow somewhat in the footsteps of an opinion in a case called Bond v. United States, decided on June 2. The majority voted to hear Bond, intending…

…from consumers for personal, family or household debt, the consumer bureau will begin monitoring debt collectors that contract with the Education Department to collect overdue student loans. The department has…

…Reagan/Republican revolution. Aside from a brief respite under Clinton, government debt has been heading rapidly north ever since. Debt was reduced under every president since World War II, with three…

…countries, households have less debt. If you remember Michael Moore’s movie Sicko, in one scene he interviews an upper-middle class French family and asks them what debt they have. Their…

…back and check on their record.) For a few reasons, increasing the debt wasn’t a precedent for Democrats – and both Carter and Clinton paid down debt, but now, with…

…current generation sells the bonds to future generations and consumes more than it would if there were no such bonds. This is mathematically possible and would happen under the extreme…

…Personal debts are generally settled during the lifetime of the debtor or at death, because one person cannot easily encumber another. But public debt does not ever have to be…

…more long-term debt; or let the government issue more short-term debt. That does sound rather obvious doesn’t it ? Why aren’t they doing that ? My guesses after the jump….

…Paul Ryan, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives Dear Congressman: As you requested, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated the costs of additional debt service that…

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