Showing posts with label us deficit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label us deficit. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Taxing Soda to Close the Deficit

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A bipartisan panel tasked with finding a way to reduce the deficit has latched on to the “Soda Tax.” The problem with sin taxes is this: t...
Monday, July 05, 2010

How to Fix US Deficit: Stick to the Law

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According to the Christian Science Monitor , projections from the Congressional Budget Office on deficit assumptions show that if we stick ...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

More Than a Million May Lose Jobless Aid Due to Deficit Concern

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From Bloomberg.com: Since the U.S. recession began in December 2007, Congress has extended the duration of weekly unemployment benefits ...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Nation's Soaring Deficit Calls for Painful Choices

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From USAToday.com: Erskine Bowles realized how tough his task will be leading President Obama's war on the federal budget deficit wh...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

U.S., U.K. Move Closer to Losing Rating, Moody’s Says

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From Bloomberg.com: The U.S. and the U.K. have moved “substantially” closer to losing their AAA credit ratings as the cost of servicing t...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Obama Signs U.S. Debt Limit Increase Into Law

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After recently passing the Senate, Obama has signed a bill into law that raises the Federal debt from 12.1 trillion to 12.4 trillion. Ther...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

On Tackling Debt: Some Say 'Just Do It’

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There is certainly no easy fix to the government’s massive debt. However, some Senators are saying that Congress is not making any progres...
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

U.S. Debt $668,621 Per Household

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Yesterday I posted an entry titled Leap in U.S. Debt hits Taxpayers with 12% More Red Ink regarding a USA Today article on the federal go...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Geithner Vows to Cut U.S. Deficit on Rating Concern

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From Bloomberg.com: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner committed to cutting the budget deficit as concerns about deteriorating U.S. cre...