Issues · 01
The national debt
The debt is a symptom of how much tax revenue Washington can reach — and that revenue, not the borrowing, is the crisis.
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Paying Down the National Debt Will Not Shrink the National Debt
GDP Is Thoroughly Dishonest. So Is Debt-to-GDP
The $39 Trillion National Debt Is a Loud Tell That the U.S. Isn’t “Printing”
National Debt Hawks Write Like 1981-Present Didn’t Happen
No, We Have Soaring Debt Because Elon Musk Pays Too Much Tax
Jeff Bezos Missed An Historic Chance to Correct a National Debt Falsehood
No, the Treasury Market Didn’t Just Discover the National Debt
No ‘Debt Denialism,’ Mitch Daniels, Just a Focus On Markets
If the Kids’ Future Were Doomed, There Would Be Very Little Debt
A Government Limited by Past Debts Is the Ultimate Inheritance
Economic Growth Is the Cause of the National Debt, Not Its Solution
A $50 Trillion National Debt In 2030 Will Signal Opposite of Debt Problem
The Real Debt Crisis Is That There Will Be No Debt Crisis
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