Opinion
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Budget-Busting Debt Ceiling Deal Strengthens Argument for Convention of States
Opinion -Editorial -Congress just gave us 1.7 trillion more reasons why a Convention of States could be our last, best hope to stop the out-of-control, debt-financed federal spending machine. -
Federal Funding Deal Increases Spending, Waives Debt Ceiling
Opinion -budget-tax-news -President Donald Trump approved a congressional continuing resolution authorizing more federal spending and temporarily waiving the debt ceiling. -
The Debt Ceiling Hysteria and Profligate Government
Opinion -Editorial -Once again, the financial fears have been ratcheted up due to recent announcements by the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that by the middle of March 2018 the Federal government will have run out of room -
CBO: Treasury May Hit Debt Ceiling in March
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns the federal government may hit the debt ceiling earlier than previously projected. -
Senate Leaders Announce Plans for Debt Ceiling Vote
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Senate may vote on a plan to increase the debt ceiling before going on vacation, party leaders stated. -
Treasury Chief Calls on Lawmakers to Raise Debt Ceiling
Opinion -budget-tax-news -After legal limits on the total amount of federal government debt were reinstated in March, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin called on lawmakers to increase the limits on the federal government’s authority to borrow and spend. -
How the States Can Make the Debt Ceiling Debate Real
Opinion -For the past year or so, there has been no statutory limit on how much the federal government borrows. The debt ceiling was abandoned in the last budget deal. -
House Punts on Debt Ceiling, Cedes Power of the Purse
Opinion -The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to suspend the federal government’s debt ceiling after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and other Republican leaders dropped demands for spending concessions in exchange for more borrowing. -
Debt Ceiling Up, Credit Rating Down, Committee Formed; Reaction Ripples
Opinion -August has been known for the dog days of summer. After this August it may be known for the wild days of markets. Congress in August raised the national debt ceiling and created a “super Congress” to recommend cuts in government spending. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Tuesday’s Debt Ceiling Vote in Senate
Opinion -The United States Senate this afternoon passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling, cut federal spending, and set up a special Joint Committee of Congress to enact further spending cuts. -
Heartland Institute Experts Respond to July 31 Debt Ceiling Agreement
Opinion -Congressional leaders and the White House on Sunday appeared to come to an agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling. -
Heartland Institute Comments on Boehner Debt Ceiling Bill
Opinion -The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote today on a plan by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to raise the federal debt ceiling. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Debt Ceiling Debate
Opinion -President Barack Obama and Congress appear to be getting closer to a deal to cut spending as a condition for raising the federal debt ceiling. -
Heartland’s Steve Stanek Debates the Debt Ceiling on ‘Chicago Tonight’
Opinion -Steve Stanek, research fellow at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Budget & Tax News, debates a liberal, a moderate liberal, and a liberal reporter on the debt ceiling crisis in Washington. -
Raise Debt Ceiling? No. End Obamacare? Yes
Opinion -Are Americans a “generous” people? General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson says so, but I’ll bet he’d rather not put that proposition to the test. -
Spending, Debt Ceiling RallyTea Party to Take Down RINOs
Opinion -"We put you in and we can take you out" seems to be the message Tea Party leaders are sending Republicans in Congress.Tea Party leaders referred to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as "John Maynard Boehner" and called Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis. -
Rising Debt Ceiling Raises U.S. Default Worries
Opinion -The federal debt ceiling is set to rise to close to $14 trillion just before Valentine's Day, which will move America one step closer to default, according to one renowned economist. -
Dare to Dream of a World Without Endless Debt-Ceiling Hikes
Opinion -Editorial -After legal limits on how much federal government debt could be issued returned in March, President Trump’s advisers began calling on lawmakers to increase the federal government’s authority to borrow and spend. -
To Win The Debt-Ceiling Debate, We Must Discredit Obama’s Debt Dishonesty
Opinion -President Obama tells the nation that Congress must increase the debt limit because they “should pay the bills that they have already racked up.” Let me translate that into household economics.You find yourself reaching the debt limit on your credit card. -
It Takes Two to Tango—and Solve the Nation’s Debt Crisis
Opinion -Unlike his recent predecessors, Biden is taking a “my way or the highway” approach when it comes to hiking the debt ceiling and negotiating with Congress. -
Everything You’ve Heard About the Debt Limit is Wrong
Opinion -Contrary to widespread claims that the U.S. government will default on its debt if Congress doesn’t raise the debt limit, federal law and the Constitution require the Treasury to pay the debt, and it has ample tax revenues to do this. -
Life, Liberty, Property #3: Debt Threats
Opinion -Once again, the federal government’s malignant effect on the economy is our top story. Now it’s a debate over whether to raise the debt ceiling. -
More Government Debt as Far as the Fiscal Eye Can See
Opinion -Editorial -The U.S. government will, again, face an official debt limit starting on August 1, 2021, unless Congress once more raises the limit on what Uncle Sam can borrow. -
Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches
Opinion -It seems that every generation or two, fundamental economic ideas are questioned and challenged.