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| The Debt Ceiling and Beyond New York Times In "Above the Debt Ceiling, Boehner Might Find a Blue Sky," (Economic View, Jan. 13), Richard H. Thaler may have the right practical idea about eliminating the debt ceiling, but I don't see how uncapping the debt and encouraging more borrowing will ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| $5.8T: Obama Increased Debt $50521 Per Household in First Term; More Than ... CNSNews.com The new federal debt accumulated in Obama's first term equaled approximately $50,521 for each of household in the country. On Jan. 20, 2009, when Obama was first inaugurated, the total debt of the federal government was $10,626,877,048,913.08, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Debt ceiling, other issues on the agenda for Obama in second term News-Herald.com As President Barack Obama begins a new term in office on Monday there will be issues up for immediate debate, such as raising the federal debt ceiling and more long-term items such as fulfilling the nations's needs for energy, health care and working ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Debt-ceiling drama could unnerve markets Milwaukee Journal Sentinel There are at least three potentially "worst things" on the horizon for the U.S. economy, and investors obviously are hoping they never even happen. At various points between now and mid-April, the Treasury will run out of ways to finesse the dubious ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| House GOP Backs Off Debt Ceiling Demands NPR House Republicans held their annual retreat this week in Williamsburg, Va., to figure out their next steps. They dropped a demand to have spending cuts for ever dollar the debt ceiling is raised, at least for the next three months. GOP lawmakers are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| End the brinkmanship on debt ceiling Frederick News Post (subscription) Thankfully, in a last-minute tactical retreat the House Republicans have agreed to push off the debt-ceiling confrontation for three months. But it's just a delay. They have not abandoned its use as a negotiating tool. They should. To use that nuclear ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| N.J. debt growth rising more slowly Asbury Park Press TRENTON — Despite four years of slowing increases in borrowing and benefit reforms that lopped $10 billion off the state's projected tab for retirees' health care, New Jersey's long-term financial obligations have grown by more than $1,400 for every ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Axtel Says Majority of Bondholders Approve of Debt Restructuring Bloomberg The bondholders accepted a combination of senior secured debt, peso-denominated convertible bonds and cash, which would replace dollar senior unsecured debt due in 2017 and 2019, Axtel said in a statement late yesterday. Axtel, based in San Pedro ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Reader warns future generations of nation's debt Napa Valley Register I bring this information to you because I am an old man, and I won't be paying the interest on the debt for many more years. However, you and your children (and your grandchildren) will be paying for the way our government spends money through the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| To Pay Off Her Debt, She Made a U-Turn and Became a Truck Driver DailyFinance (press release) At first, Bridges was turned down for the debt management program because, having quit her job at the call center, she didn't have enough income to qualify for help. As soon as she found new employment, she was accepted into the program, where her ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Greenhut: California, unsaved, speeds toward wall of debt U-T San Diego A cursory glance at Gov. Jerry Brown's new budget could make you believe that California's days of fiscal gloom are over as he champions a balanced budget and newfound "fiscal restraint." California had been floating in debt. Then Brown persuaded ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People Truth-Out The American colonists did not think it was silly when they escaped a grinding debt to British bankers and a chronically short money supply by printing their own paper scrip, an innovative solution that allowed the colonies to thrive. Many people ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In Reversal, House GOP Agrees to Lift Debt Limit Truth-Out House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) walks to the House floor on the first day of the 113th Congress in Washington, Jan. 3, 2013. (Photo: Luke Sharrett / The New York Times)Washington - Backing down from their hard-line stance, House Republicans said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On the money: Research quantifies the links between debt, depression Pioneer Press A researcher has now put a number to the emotions. He has quantified just how much debt drags some people down. Lawrence Berger, a University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor of social work, has found that when the dollar amount of a person's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Insiders: Dems Have Upper Hand in Debt Ceiling Negotiation National Journal (blog) National Journal's political insiders came to a rare point of consensus on which party had the upper hand in the upcoming talks over the debt ceiling: Democrats. A full 83 percent of Democratic Insiders gave the edge to their own party, with a slightly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Debt limit reprieve New York Post WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — House Republican leaders yesterday said they would seek to pass a three-month extension of federal borrowing authority next week to buy time — on pain of losing their own paychecks — for the Democratic-controlled Senate to pass ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| LETTER: Toomey's debt-ceiling plan a recipe for disaster Lehighvalleylive.com I'm not an expert on the federal debt ceiling arguments but I do understand this: If I incur a personal expense, I have to pay it or the consequences can be severe. If I take a mortgage but then don't pay it, the bank will take back my house. Common ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| GOP Debt Proposal Lifts Dow to Five-Year High Barron's The market remains focused on what is and isn't coming out of Washington, says Cameron Hinds, a regional chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank. The end-of-week boost was prompted by talk of a bill from Republicans to push the debt... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| County Reform, Debt Service at Heart of Conversations with Commissioners Patch.com Montgomery County Commissioners Josh Shapiro and Leslie Richards — minus Commissioner Bruce Castor Jr., who had prior appointments — visited Lansdale Borough Hall Saturday to discuss the status quo of county government today. Among the points ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Proposal to ensure US averts defaulting on debt Fox News With a White House refusing to negotiate spending cuts and the Democrat controlled senate unlikely to pass a budget as part of a long term deal to raise the federal debt ceiling. Republican senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania is re introducing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| HeidelbergCement favours debt cut over dividend hike -report Reuters FRANKFURT Jan 19 (Reuters) - HeidelbergCement's chief executive said investors hoping for big dividend hikes will have to wait while the German cement maker focuses on further trimming its debt pile, a German newspaper reported. Bernd Scheifele said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Big Joe' Clark: Don't overreact to debt-ceiling fiasco The Herald Bulletin While many of the laws passed by not only state legislatures but also federal lawmakers are in fact important, the context and the history behind them can often help us understand why they exist. Likely over the next couple of months, discussions of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Republicans will raise debt limit Virginia Gazette WILLIAMSBURG—Late Friday morning, in a well-guarded room of a popular golf resort, the leadership of the Republican House of Representatives decided to delay the fiscal apocalypse. They didn't walk over to the room of reporters covering the annual ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Hidden' retirement debt killing California Fresno Bee Sacramento's new city manager, John Shirey, delivered a sobering report to his City Council the other day, telling members that the capital city is nearly $2 billion in debt and that handling it will be an ongoing challenge. "I know these numbers are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report: State debt growing, but more slowly Cherry Hill Courier Post TRENTON — New Jersey's long-term financial obligations grew a little longer last year, according to a new state report. The annual debt report for the fiscal year that ended more than six months ago was released Friday by the state Department of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Daily Kos: More on the House GOP's new debt limit ransom demand ... By rss@dailykos.com (Jed Lewison) Literally speaking, House Republicans aren't actually ending the debt limit hostage crisis; they are substituting one ransom note (demanding one dollar of cuts for every dollar of debt limit increase) for another ransom note (demanding that no ... Daily Kos | ||
| Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis Is Over! By Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine It's over. House Republicans, following a literal and metaphorical retreat, have announced they plan to lift the debt ceiling without extracting policy concessions. Whatever mini-dramas may follow, the GOP leadership has both recognized the ... RealClearPolitics - Homepage | ||
| Maddow: Obama's stance on debt ceiling shows 'evolution' in ... By Samantha Kimmey Rachel Maddow said on her Friday night show that Obama's first term taught the president some tough lessons on partisanship and pushing his agenda. The book Do Not Ask What Good We Do, by Robert Draper, and a new PBS ... The Raw Story | ||
| Daily Kos: How Pres. Obama Should Deal with the Debt-Ceiling ... By rss@dailykos.com (AndySchmookler) Last week I submitted this piece to the Washington Post articulating the strategy I think President Obama should use in dealing with the problem of the debt-ceiling and the Republicans. In the days since, it has become clear that -- although the ... obama | ||
| POPVOX - Issue Spotlight: The Debt Ceiling - POPVOX.com By rachna Issue Spotlight: The Debt Ceiling text Debt Ceiling Legislation text HR 247 The Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act: To require that the United States Government prioritize ... POPVOX Articles | ||
| House Republicans offer path to avert debt ceiling stand-off – for ... By Conservative Byte boehner2_john_010113. House Republicans said Friday they would allow a vote next week on a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, a move that could avert a risky stand-off with President Obama — at least for now. Meeting at a retreat in ... Conservative Byte | ||
| Republicans May Have Debt Ceiling Strategy :: Minute Men News By Josie Rudd WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Republicans came here to begin forming a strategy for the series of upcoming spending battles and ended up finding one before their. Minute Men News | ||
| House GOP to offer 3-month debt ceiling extension President Obama's election campaign was based on raising taxes on the rich, who he said, were not paying their fair share. His efforts were rewarded with millionaires and billionaires paying. The GOP has agreed to vote to extend the debt... RSS Feed - Top Digital Journal News | ||
| Sen. McConnell: Mum on Guns, Talks Debt Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ignored the hot-button issue of gun control during a speech in Lexington, instead discussing the nation's debt problem. WBKO - HomePage - Headlines | ||
| Debt diet - Winnipeg Free Press Battling debt is a bit like waging war against the bulge -- it can sneak up on you, especially afte... - Personal Finance - Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg Free Press: Personal Finance | ||
| Zero Hedge: "Detonating the Japanese Debt Time Bomb" With Kyle ... By arevamirpal::laprimavera Zero Hedge: "Detonating the Japanese Debt Time Bom... (UPDATED) Charred Lithium-Ion Battery in ANA's 787... #Fukushima I Nuke Plant: 254,000 Bq/kg of Radioact... #Radioactive Japan: "Soft Drink" from Iwate Prefec... US House Energy ... EXSKF | ||
| INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY - PJ Media By Glenn Reynolds "Fewer taxpayers… IN THE MAIL: After the Welfare State. … » January 19, 2013. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY: $16 trillion in debt but still no Democrat budget for 1,361 days. Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 10:55 am. Tweet · RSS Feed ... Instapundit | ||
| Government Will Borrow From Federal Employee Pension Fund to ... By Hitch Posted on January 19, 2013. by Ian Smith. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the government has begun borrowing from the federal employee pension fund (the G fund) to keep operating without passing the approaching debt limit. FAA Managers Association | ||
| The Dangers of Mortgage Debt | Laissez-Faire Bookstore By Douglas French In 2008, the American dream of homeownership turned into an incredible nightmare for millions. The government had been subsidizing this stuff for nearly a century, and it all turned to dust. As is typical, government has swung back the other ... Laissez-Faire Bookstore |
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| GOP official: House to vote to lift debt limit - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its ... news.yahoo.com/gop-official-house-vote-lift-debt-limit-17543... | ||
| House GOP Floats Short-term Debt Hike to Force Budget For the second day in a row, a top member of House GOP Leadership has floated the idea of a short-term extension of the debt ceiling to coincide with action on ... www.breitbart.com/.../House-leadership-floats-short-term-debt... |
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