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Moody's calculates that interest payments on the national debt will consume over a quarter of federal tax revenue by 2033, up from just 9 percent last year.

The medium-term budget policy statement presented by South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, to parliament on 1 November 2023 is intended to provide a preview of government’s public finance plans over the next three years. It does not actually commit government to anything, either in law or in practice. Nevertheless,…

Conveniently, the Freedom Caucus wants to blame Democrats after Donald Trump ran up $8 trillion in debt

Yellen looks at one key statistic to determine if the U.S.'s national debt is sustainable, and she says it's "at a very reasonable level.”

Research predicts that 59 nations will experience a drop in sovereign credit ratings.

The national debt has ballooned from $14 trillion to $32 trillion in a little over a decade.

Gloomy report says national debt could exceed 300% of GDP within next 50 years

At a minimum, the national debt should be smaller than the size of the economy. A committed president just might be able to deliver.

See why U.S. debt will continue to rise, thanks to factors such as inflation, Medicare, and Social Security spending.