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[TRENDING NEWS] Stop the Debt Ceiling Nonsense

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Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: October 10, 2021 at 02:00AM In the fight over the debt ceiling, both political parties are behaving badly, albeit in very different ways.

[TRENDING NEWS] Lurching From Crisis to Crisis, Congress Is Addicted to Cliffs

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Author: BY CARL HULSE - Publish Date: October 9, 2021 at 12:00AM Lawmakers almost never act until they absolutely must — and even then, they usually punt.

[TRENDING NEWS] On Very Serious People, Climate and Children

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Author: BY PAUL KRUGMAN - Publish Date: October 5, 2021 at 01:12AM Why don't those who used to obsess over debt seem to care about the future?

[TRENDING NEWS] Janet Yellen says she supports eliminating the debt limit.

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Author: BY ALAN RAPPEPORT - Publish Date: September 30, 2021 at 11:10PM “I believe it is very destructive to put the president and myself, as Treasury secretary, in a situation where we might be unable to pay the bills that result from those past decisions,” Ms. Yellen said Thursday.

[TRENDING NEWS] Manchin and Sinema Should Just Say No

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Author: BY BRET STEPHENS - Publish Date: September 29, 2021 at 12:27AM Don't let the Democrats spend themselves into oblivion.

[TRENDING NEWS] The U.S. budget deficit eased last month as the economy recovered.

Author: BY ALAN RAPPEPORT - Publish Date: August 12, 2021 at 01:03AM

[TRENDING NEWS] House Votes to Avert Deep Medicare Cuts to Pay for $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan

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Author: BY EMILY COCHRANE AND MARGOT SANGER-KATZ - Publish Date: March 20, 2021 at 06:39AM The measure is likely to become the subject of negotiations later in the year over government spending and debt.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden’s Stimulus Plan Will Bring Relief, but There’s One Flaw

Author: BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD - Publish Date: January 20, 2021 at 07:39AM The new administration’s aid needs to last as long as the emergency.

[TRENDING NEWS] One Group Is Unreservedly Happy About the Election Results

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Author: BY LIZ MAIR - Publish Date: November 9, 2020 at 07:01AM Libertarians are pleased to have likely dodged the bullet of one-party government control.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Federal Debt Is Rising. Concern Is Not.

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Author: BINYAMIN APPELBAUM - Publish Date: February 15, 2019 at 07:00AM The United States government now owes more than $22 trillion, but debt reduction is no longer a top issue in Washington.