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An 130-year-old theory from an obscure Swedish economist explains why investors will keep funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt

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An 130-year-old theory from an obscure Swedish economist explains why investors will keep funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt

admin August 4, 2026 0

Deutsche Bank, drawing on Knut Wicksell's theory, suggests why investors will continue to fund US national debt...

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Trump broke his promise to lower — and eliminate — the national debt. A top investor thinks he’s the ‘worst-spending president in history’

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Trump broke his promise to lower — and eliminate — the national debt. A top investor thinks he’s the ‘worst-spending president in history’

admin July 29, 2026 0

"The number one job of the President is to get the deficit under control,” Jason Calacanis wrote...

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The $39 trillion U.S. national debt isn’t as high as Japan’s and Singapore’s relative to economy size—and yet it’s still worse somehow

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The $39 trillion U.S. national debt isn’t as high as Japan’s and Singapore’s relative to economy size—and yet it’s still worse somehow

admin July 23, 2026 0

“Japan’s debt dynamics are fundamentally different from those of the United States.”

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GOP’s $95 billion war-and-voting bill adds no offsets to $2 trillion deficit

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GOP’s $95 billion war-and-voting bill adds no offsets to $2 trillion deficit

admin July 16, 2026 0

Republicans bypassed Democrats on Iran war funding, admitting negotiation would have "exacted a big price."

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The national debt is over 100% of GDP and most of Congress is ignoring wishes to rein it in. It’s time to amend the Constitution

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The national debt is over 100% of GDP and most of Congress is ignoring wishes to rein it in. It’s time to amend the Constitution

admin July 15, 2026 0

One can clearly grasp the problem associated with excessive government debt by looking at the interest burden...

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United States’ $39 trillion national debt will mean fewer jobs at lower wages for Gen Z, according to think tank

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United States’ $39 trillion national debt will mean fewer jobs at lower wages for Gen Z, according to think tank

admin July 14, 2026 0

The Peterson Foundation, using EY analysis, wrote young Americans face a smaller jobs market and lower wages...

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U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts

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U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts

admin July 10, 2026 0

Congressional Budget Office report: U.S. Treasury borrowed $155 billion every month of this year—and is paying $24...

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The national debt’s 20-year deadline and baby boomers’ spending problem: ‘a lot of incentive for every generation to try to pass a big bill’

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The national debt’s 20-year deadline and baby boomers’ spending problem: ‘a lot of incentive for every generation to try to pass a big bill’

admin June 21, 2026 0

Kent Smetters, faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, estimates that we spend 6x more on...

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Tariffs are only generating 25% of the revenue needed to pay interest on national debt—despite pitch that it would be a silver bullet

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Tariffs are only generating 25% of the revenue needed to pay interest on national debt—despite pitch that it would be a silver bullet

admin June 16, 2026 0

The CBO reported that between October and May 2026, the government has spent $742 billion servicing the...

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10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy

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10,000 Boomers a day, $39 trillion in debt, and no benefit cuts: Bessent stakes Social Security on the Trump economy

admin June 4, 2026 0

Bessent vowed, "the senior citizen does not not pay more taxes and the senior citizen does not...

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