…on debt, due to tiny changes in both revenues and spending. 5. Democratic presidents are the only ones to reduce the debt — and they do so in a big…

…fraud and waste and to take a bite out of the national debt. However, the Treasury Department reports that debt stands at $36 trillion as of this week. The $160…

…stay down. Gaps in coverage and high out-of-pocket costs are what push families into medical debt. Affordability does not come from asking patients to navigate prices while sick. It comes from…

…every lewd or offensive music or fashion statement that otherwise contained strong language was labeled and shunned puritanically. The result was that more albums were sold that were labeled highly…

Originally published at Evonomics and reposted at Naked Capitalism, Angry Bear Steve Roth continues his conversation on riches, income, debt, and expectations. Steve Roth serves as Publisher of Evonomics. By…

…top marginal rate is below 50%, a tax increase is correlated with more private investment and less private consumption. 2. Deficits and the national debt. This is another tax related…

…purchased only two to three years ago, are now in mortal danger because of the debt piled on them by their private-equity buyers. Much of the bank debt is selling…

…Albertson’s at risk of financial failure. The payout of $4 billion could bankrupt the already debt-ridden supermarket chain. To date, the general view is the FTC and the courts will…

…has also encumbered the company with soaring financial debt. From the end of 2017 to the end of 2023, the burden of UP’s debt soared from 1.6 times its net…

…engaging in related to the so-called “fiscal cliff” created by the original Bush tax cuts (set to sunset en masse), the artificial debt ceiling (used by the GOP to exact…