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?
Tag: National Debt
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
Another day older and $35 trillion in debt
This fiscal year, taxpayers will pay $1 trillion in interest payments alone