Trump Administration Runs Biggest Monthly Deficit in History in February
The Trump administration ran an all-time record deficit of $234 billion in February, according to a Treasury Department report released on Friday. According to Business Insider, the February 2019 deficit topped the previous high of 231.7 billion set in February 2012....
Sound Money Wasn’t on the Ballot
Americans headed to the polls to cast ballots in the midterm elections. Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives, but Republicans held onto the Senate. There is a lot of speculation about what this will mean, but there are many policies that won’t...
Big Spenders Get Worse Every Year: The History of Growth Since 1940
In March of 2018, President Trump signed into law a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill to avoid shutting down the federal government. After signing the 2,200-page bill, the president proclaimed he would “never sign another bill like this again.” Could...