National Debt

Mike Crapo’s High Horse
Mike Crapo’s High Horse
Mike Crapo’s High Horse
Mike Crapo is rescinding an endorsement of Donald Trump because the candidate for President tells dirty jokes.  Do you know how many people have been killed by hearing one of these jokes?  None.  Any idea of how many Americans are killed by drunk drivers...
National Debt Time Bomb (Opinion)
National Debt Time Bomb (Opinion)
National Debt Time Bomb (Opinion)
We’ve had a running discussion on Top Story about the size of the national debt.  Officially, it’s just below 20 trillion dollars.  One billion is 1,000 million.  One trillion is one thousand billion.  Times that by twenty!  Some even warn the 20 trillion dollar figure is wrong, and because of unfunded liabilities (pensions and health benefits for government retirees), the number could be many tim
Tracking How Government Spends Each Dollar
Tracking How Government Spends Each Dollar
Tracking How Government Spends Each Dollar
There may be more than a few political junkies who also have a desire to hold on to their own money.  Perhaps this app featured on the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal would be of assistance.  As the writer explains it allows a user to track what their state and federal legislators are doing when it comes to spending...