Budget Deficit for Fiscal 2021 Already Over $1 Trillion
Just five months into fiscal 2021, the U.S.government has already run a budget deficit of over $1 trillion. And in a year of massive deficits, the U.S. federal government charted its biggest monthly shortfall of fiscal year 2021 in February. According to the Monthly...
National Debt Blows Past $28 Trillion
On March 1, the U.S. national debt eclipsed $28 trillion with no end to the borrowing and spending in sight. It was just last fall that the debt surged above $27 trillion for the first time. In less than five months, Uncle Sam added another $1 trillion to its debt...
How the Federal Reserve Backstops Federal Government Borrowing and Spending
As I’m sure you know, Uncle Sam borrows billions of dollars every month. But I bet you don’t know who is lending the federal government all of this money. I’ll tell you upfront – the situation is less than ideal. Month after month, the federal...