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Sep, 2018

CBO Reports That The US Federal Deficit Has Jumped a Whopping 32% In 11 Months.

With the latest report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) It appears that democrats and republicans alike are responsible for the 222 billion jump in the US Federal Deficit in the 11 months representing the 2018 fiscal year. This upswing has caused several independent deficit hawks to scream that this is a republican created […]

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Mar, 2018

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion ‘Spending Binge’ To Avoid Shutdown.

In order to avoid another embarrassing shut-down, President Donald Trump signed an omnibus spending bill that he’d threatened to veto – at a price of $1.3 trillion of taxpayers’ money and devastating the deficit. According to Fox News, President Trump signed the bill, despite its lack of border wall funding and a fix for […]

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Categories: US Economic News, US Government Waste

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Feb, 2016

STUDENT LOANS: The Next US Debt Bomb Crisis.

Updated 05/18/2023 With the cost of higher education continuing to rise, student loans have become a common and significant financial burden for millions of Americans. With outstanding student loan debt surpassing $1.6 trillion, concerns are growing about the potential consequences of this mounting debt. Many experts argue that student loans have the potential to become […]

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Oct, 2015

Jetsetting Nebraska Governor Ballooning Overtime Costs

Jetsetting Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts appears to have failed on his promise of a transparent administration, with his office telling Watchdog this week that it has “no idea” how much all of his travels have cost the state. This comes on the back of the Nebraska State Patrol refusing to say how much overtime has […]

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Oct, 2015

Texas Manufacturing Feeling Effects of Low Oil Prices

Texas’s manufacturing sector continues to suffer the effects of the oil price crash, with the latest Dallas Fed manufacturing survey showing activity in the sector was “essentially flat”in September. According to Dallas Fed senior VP Mine K. Yücel, “the state is feeling the pinch of low oil prices. The manufacturing sector has been especially weak […]

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05

Oct, 2015

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Small Grants Add Up

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced that it will be allotting $3.3 million in 22 grants towards conservation efforts to protect the monarch butterfly. This funding comes shortly after allocating a $263,000 grant to prevent marine debris on the U.S. coastline. While the causes are noble, the seemingly small numbers add up quickly. In […]

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Categories: US Economic News, US Government Waste

02

Oct, 2015

Pennsylvania Is Hiding a $66 Billion Budget Shortfall

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have tried to convince their constituents that they have a balanced budget, but due to unfunded liabilities, the state is really running at a $66 billion shortfall. Pensions that will come due down the road make up more than half of the $53 billion in hidden costs, with future health care benefits […]

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Categories: US Economic News, US Government Waste

30

Sep, 2015

Rising Student Debt Causes Concern Bank Lending Will Dry Up

With student debt at $1.3 trillion, the number of students defaulting on college loan payments is raising concerns that banks may not be able to lend more money and will be exposed to more financial risk. Federal lending programs were designed to let borrowers scale back repayments when they are not making enough money to […]

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Categories: US Economic News, US Government Waste

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Sep, 2015

USPS Lost $51.7 Billion in Under a Decade

Yesterday, the Tax Foundation reported that the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost $51.7 billion between 2007 and 2014. The last time the agency earned a profit was in 2006, nearly a decade ago. It is likely that the pattern of losing several billion dollars will continue into this year. In the first two quarters […]

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Sep, 2015

New Jersey’s Debt Balloons to $52,300 Debt per Person

New Jersey has more debt per taxpayer than any other state in the union, and each person would have to fork over some $52,300 to balance the books. Truth in Accounting’s recent report, “Financial State of the States,” ranked each state by its “taxpayer burden,” the amount of debt owed per taxpayer, and the Garden […]

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