Economy
Founders’ Foresight: The Perils of Perpetual Debt
“A public debt is a public curse.” That’s how James Madison put it, and he was right. Today, America is absolutely drowning in debt – and teetering on the brink. We’ve just hit a new, previously unthinkable milestone: a national debt of $36 trillion...
Our “Public Curse” Just Eclipsed $35 Trillion
“I go on the principle that a Public Debt is a Public curse and in a Rep. Govt. a greater than in any other.” – James Madison On July 26, the national debt blew past $35 trillion for the first time. On that date, we were cursed with a debt of...
Congressional Omnibus is Like a Bad Hollywood Movie Sequel
This weekend’s late-night spending vote in Congress seems like another in an endless series of sequels to a bad suspense movie. Just at the brink of “disaster,” just before the stroke of midnight, Congress pulls off a miracle and passes an omnibus bill to save us from...
Federal Reserve Responsibility for Consumer and Government Debt Crises
According to the Federal Reserve, credit card delinquencies increased by 50 percent in 2023, while consumer debt grew to 17.5 trillion dollars. A recent survey by Clever Real Estate found that three in five Americans have credit card debt and that 23 percent of...