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The national debt grew by more than $4 trillion in 2020 alone.

As disconcerting as the U.S.’s current debt situation is, the outlook is even worse. When the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office updated its forecasts this month, it estimated that debt held by the public will climb to $46 trillion by 2033 from $31 trillion currently. This puts the country one step…

Krugman sees benefit cuts as "a choice" but believes that implementing a massive tax increase on American employers and workers would be "of course" no big deal.

WASHINGTON — The government will run out of cash to pay its bills by “summer or early fall” unless Congress lifts the statutory debt limit, the Bipartisan Policy Center estimated Wednesday.

The government could run out of cash to pay its bills by “summer or early fall," the Bipartisan Policy Center estimated Wednesday.

It seems no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits

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Historic federal debt default could occur before July, cautions non-partisan agency. Plus, whatever happened to middle age?

WASHINGTON — The federal government will run out of cash to pay all its bills sometime between July and September unless the statutory debt limit is lifted, the Congressional Budget Office warned Wednesday.

The federal government could run out of cash to pay all its bills sometime between July and September unless the debt limit is lifted.

The bipartisan (if shouty!) embrace of big-government nationalism ensures our populist moment won't end any time soon.