Social Security benefit cuts are coming — and they will hit current retirees hard
– iStockphoto As 2026 gets under way, it marks yet another year of congressional inaction on the financial…
The national debt isn’t $39 trillion. One economist says it’s actually $100 trillion
The U.S. national debt is nearly $39 trillion. One of the country’s top fiscal economists says the real…
The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, finds the CBO
The U.S. Treasury’s borrowing showed no signs of slowing as the U.S. headed deeper into fiscal year 2026,…
Trump vows ‘we will always protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,’ but his signature tax cut shortened their lifespans
In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump proudly proclaimed to members of Congress and the…
Social Security Trust Fund Expected To Be Depleted by 2032: How Big the Benefit Cuts Could Be If Congress Does Nothing
In its Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036 report, the Congressional Budget Office projected that the Social…
The ‘alternative scenario’ of an even bigger national debt disaster is in play after the Supreme Court ruled Trump’s tariffs illegal
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s extensive use of tariffs during his first year back…
Social Security’s trust fund is nearing insolvency, and the borrowing binge that may follow will rip through debt markets, economist warns
The latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show that the Social Security trust will run out of…
Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs
Nearly 90% of the cost of Trump’s tariffs have been borne by American consumers and businesses, according to…
‘Nothing short of self-sabotage’: Watchdog warns about national debt setting new record in just 4 years
The United States is on a collision course with its own history, and about to break fiscal records…
America’s Fiscal Outlook Has ‘Deteriorated Modestly’
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely…
Trump’s own Big Beautiful Bill could add $5.5 trillion to the deficit and help sabotage his plan to ‘grow out’ of the national debt crisis
In an onstage interview at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21, President Trump was asked how he…
Ray Dalio warned America’s in a ‘debt death spiral’, with US dollar at risk. Here’s the shockproof asset he recommends
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