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The Tea Party Must Save America From Smashing Into the Debt Ceiling
Aaron Fried in Budget 4 months ago
In order to survive politically and prevent the United States from taking on unsustainable amounts of debt, the Tea Party needs to stick to their guns.
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Will 2013 Bring An Economic Recovery, Or Just More Debt?
Georgi Ivanov in Markets 4 months ago
Debt will again be at the front of global economic headlines this year, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
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5 Headlines That Prove the Debt Ceiling War Has Raged For Decades
Rick Mathews in Budget 4 months ago
As we approach yet another debt ceiling fight, let's take a deep breath and remember that our battle in Congress over the debt ceiling is arguably our longest civil war.
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Austerity 2013: How Cuts to Education Could Violate Human Rights
Chris Papanikolaou in Budget 4 months ago
Austerity has been defining the European political agenda for the past couple of years. Shall we consider our right to culture violated when the cultural sector is placed on the chopping block?
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Obama Issued $216 Billion in New Regulations in 2012
Christian Rice in Monetary Policy 4 months ago
2012 saw an increase of 87 million hours of paperwork and $216 billion in regulatory costs. It's time to repeal some of these regulations.
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Debt Ceiling 2013: Using Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin To Pay Off Debt Marks High Point of Stupidity
Haven Pell in Government Spending 4 months ago
In a continuing quest to determine exactly how stupid we are, some, like Paul Krugman, have come up with a truly idiotic plan: to use a $1 trillion platinum coin to fund the government.
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Jack Lew Got a $950,000 Bonus Months After His Bank Was Bailed Out
Srdjan Prostran in Budget 4 months ago
Barack Obama's pick for secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew, received a nearly $1 million bonus at Citigroup mere months after the bank was bailed out by the government.
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Ben Bernanke Speech At University Of Michigan Gets Laughs, But It Was Far From Funny
Michael Nathan Magan in Banks 4 months ago
Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, at the University of Michigan on Monday about the Fed's policies, and answered a few questions from the audience and Twitter.
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