Posts Tagged ‘National Debt’

More of America’s National Debt Being Bought by Foreign Governments

Tuesday, 18 December 2012 15:04 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

China and Japan continue to invest their surpluses in US government debt. Where else would they go?

The Fiscal Cliff’s not the Real Problem

Tuesday, 04 December 2012 15:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

The real problem isn’t the fiscal cliff. In fact, it never was.

The Fiscal Cliff: What Really Needs to Be Done

Thursday, 15 November 2012 15:34 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

This won’t happen, of course. But it does provide a glimpse into the size of the abyss, and what it would take to get us across safely.

Marching Towards the Fiscal Cliff

Sunday, 11 November 2012 15:22 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

I wonder when reality will set in?

Debt Ceiling Likely to be Raised Without Fanfare This Time

Saturday, 10 November 2012 15:45 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

If this isn’t the tipping point, it’s awfully close.

One Last Look at the Polls

Monday, 05 November 2012 12:45 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Polling is interesting in and of itself. And predictions for Tuesday are interesting, too. But neither means a whit if both candidates are cut from the same piece of cloth, which they are.

Fiscal Cliff, Fiscal Gap, Lame Duck Congress

Thursday, 25 October 2012 08:31 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.

Senator Coburn’s 2012 Wastebook Names Biggest Waste: Congress

Monday, 22 October 2012 06:04 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Behind this story is another more unsettling one: Congress is unwilling to grow a backbone and confront Obama and/or the issues of the day. That means that it is becoming more and more irrelevant as the Executive assumes more and more influence and control.

Another Go at How Much We Owe

Sunday, 14 October 2012 13:16 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered how much we as taxpayers actually owe because of commitments politicians have made on our behalf? Turns out, the answer is not as simple as you might think. John C. Goodman has discovered how hard it is to make sense of the (often) nonsense parading as government statistics, especially concerning who owes [...]

Reagan Budget Director Blasts Paul Ryan Budget

Tuesday, 21 August 2012 06:59 Written by Bob Adelmann 0 Comments

Neither Stockman nor Ryan really grasp the immensity of the economic and financial disaster facing us.

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