Federal Funding
National Debt: The Top 5 Worst Presidents of All Time
James Madison called public debt โa public curse.โ The U.S. has been cursed for most of its existence, and the curse continues to grow at a dizzying pace. The only time in U.S. history that the debt was fully paid off was during President Andrew Jacksonโs...
Founders’ Foresight: The Perils of Perpetual Debt
“A public debt is a public curse.โ Thatโs 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...
The Government Wants Your Money Any Way It Can Get It
The government wants your money. It will beg, steal or borrow if necessary, but it wants your money any way it can get it. This is what comes of thoseย $1.2 trillion spending bills: someoneโs got to foot the bill for the governmentโs fiscal insanity, and that โsomeoneโ...
Congress Ignores Real Debt Ceiling Drama
Last week the House passed legislation increasing the debt ceiling. The bill was supported by all but four Republicans. For some Republicans, this was the first time they had ever voted for a debt ceiling increase. Perhaps the reason they did so this time was because...