What Senate candidates say about debt, Social Security
Whoever wins this year’s U.S. Senate race in Arkansas will take the oath of office amidst unprecedented fiscal challenges
Tag: National Debt
States Newsroom: Trump plan to send $5K to every adult projected to cost $1.2T and ‘explode’ the deficit
A proposal by President Donald Trump to give $5,000 to each American adult if Republicans retain control of the U.S. House and Senate in November would “explode” the national deficit and worsen inflation, according to an analysis issued Thursday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
We’re not going to balance the budget
Let’s be honest: The federal government probably will never balance its budget again, so eventually there will be a debt crisis. Times will be harder, and Uncle Sam will not be able to bail us out.
If it is broke, try to fix it
Would a two-year budget process and another 18-member commission help the federal government stop spending so much money it doesn’t have?
Arkansas projects get funded as debt elephant gets fed
Four members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation secured hundreds of millions of dollars for highways and other state projects. Meanwhile, a nonpartisan group is warning of the consequences of ever-increasing government debt.
Uncle Sam’s ‘big four-oh’ coming soon
The debt is growing by $6.9 billion per day, $288 million per hour, and $4.8 million per minute
A Congressional math problem: $4.1 trillion minus $9 billion
All six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation voted for both numbers