Debt


Economic Myth-Making By Politicians

Politicians often claim that we don’t have to worry about the national debt because “we can grow our way out of it.” This is economic myth-making. Politicians tell us we can keep borrowing and spending and the #nationaldebt will just go away....

Taxing Our Future Selves

The U.S. Treasury Department upped its estimate of the amount of money the federal government will need to borrow in the second quarter of this year. And not just by a little. People need to remember that borrowed money has to be paid back. Reminder: When government...
So Stimulating!

So Stimulating!

Last week, President Biden signed coronavirus stimulus bill 3.0. For those keeping score at home, that brings total stimulus spending approved during the pandemic to $5 trillion. The House passed the so-called American Rescue Plan pretty much along party lines. In...