Posts Tagged ‘National Debt’
President Obama left behind a mountain of debt – see how it compares to President G. W. Bush’s spending
Former President Barack Obama exited the White House Friday having knocked Former President G.W. Bush’s spending record out of the park by nearly double, adding $9.3 trillion to the national…
Read MoreYouth organization: So-called youth-misery index increased 36 percent under President Obama
Young America’s Foundation, a conservative nonprofit dedicated to educating young people about American civic engagement, says its Youth Misery Index – calculated using youth-unemployment, student-loan and national-debt-per-capita numbers – increased…
Read MorePresident-elect Trump taps fiscal conservative to head Office of Management and Budget
President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to head the Office of Management and Budget, whose mission is to assist the president in overseeing and preparing the federal budget…
Read MoreSenator Lankford releases second “Federal Fumbles” report
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) recently released his second edition of “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball,” documenting wasteful government spending of the last few years. “The book…
Read More‘Other’ spending is expanding the national debt by trillions
Think you understand the size and scope of the national debt? It’s growing much more quickly than you think thanks to the many ways the government borrows money, according to…
Read MoreSenator Lankford: ‘Burdening debt’ threatens national defense
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) this week announced at that, the end of the month, he will release his second annual “Federal Fumbles” report, a publication intended to draw attention to…
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