House Of Representatives Politics December 11 House passes nearly $1 trillion defense spending bill, adding to US debt of $36 trillion The U.S. House passed a mostly bipartisan bill to spend nearly $1 trillion on national defense, adding to the already growing $36 trillion national debt.
Politics November 18 Dozens of state financial officials warn new Congress of national security implications of ignoring US debt 37 financial officers representing 27 states wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson demanding the new Congress deal with the debt crisis as it adds undue burdens to their states' solvency.
OPINION July 11 America's next national security crisis is lurking in our pocketbooks If you already have the pedal to metal on spending and debt, you leave yourself with no room to surge spending in case there's a crisis
California March 21 California votes to spend $6.4B on homeless crisis despite spiraling debt California voters have passed a measure to spend billions of dollars on the state’s spiraling homeless crisis despite the state's finances being in the red.
OPINION February 16 Biden's 'best economy ever' only working for these elite few Since the pandemic, there has been a lot of gaslighting on the economy, which obfuscates the dire financial situation we find ourselves in.
Kevin McCarthy January 8 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to why the bipartisan spending agreement doesn’t necessarily avert government shutdown Despite a much ballyhooed bipartisan spending agreement, several obstacles remain that Congress may not be able to get around and avoid a government shutdown.
OPINION November 25, 2023 The greatest hits of government waste in latest spending bill This fake scenario of a government shutdown has meant preserving all current spending while adding new debt.
OPINION October 10, 2023 Yellen and rest of Bidenomics team ignore middle-class misery their policies create as Federal Reserve chair and now as secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen has been woefully disconnected from everyday Americans and their current financial plight.
FINANCE September 28, 2023 College students struggle as US credit card debt hits a record high U.S. credit card debt is at an all time high at $1 trillion and college students are getting hit hard due to more interest and higher APRs
SENATE September 5, 2023 Senate Republicans position for second smackdown of Biden's student loan plan Republicans are mounting another push to stop President Biden from forgiving billions of dollars in student loan debt.