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Has Trump started to win the tariff war? US revenue rises — and so does America’s debt ratingThe U.S. credit rating is still strong at AA+ as tariffs bring in big money and help balance tax cuts and spending. Experts say debt is ris...
U.S. national debt soars past $37 trillion, now larger than the entire economy as Trump’s record tariffs face historic deficit testU.S. debt hits $37 trillion as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs pump billions into federal coffers, yet the nation’s deficit keeps...
US healthcare almost broke, Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds will have no money by this dateAmerica's crucial safety nets, Medicare and Social Security, are facing financial challenges. Medicare's funds may dry up by 2033, while So...
Deficit cut, billionaire tax: What is in Biden's budget?The president is proposing a 25 percent minimum tax on the wealthiest 0.01 percent, or those with wealth exceeding $100 million, according ...
Joe Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3 trillion over 10 yearsThat deficit reduction goal is significantly higher than the $2 trillion that Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last mon...
- Barack Obama plans $ 901 billion deficit in 2013 budget
President Barack Obama will revive proposals for $1.5 trillion in tax increases as well as spending to boost jobs as part of a 2013 budget ...
- $1 trillion on the table in U.S. debt talks
U.S. lawmakers are weighing $1 trillion in deficit-cutting measures as part of a possible deal that would allow an increase in the country'...
- Americans need not visit India for cheap healthcare: Barack Obama
Barack Obama targeted "cheap healthcare" in countries like India and Mexico, arguing that Americans should avail of "high quality" treatmen...
- US federal deficit to hit record $1.5T
The government's deficit spending will surge to a record $1.5 trillion flood of red ink this year, congressional budget experts estimated, ...
- Obama health overhaul cuts US deficit: Congress
US President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul legislation would cut $130 billion from the US budget deficit through 2019, according ...
- Deficits must be curbed or it's disaster for economy: Study
A bipartisan group of former lawmakers and budget officials called on Congress and President Barack Obama Monday to commit to reining in tr...
- Crisis & bankruptcies are just what US needs
The longer changes are postponed, the more wrenching they will be. The hurt for retirees and taxpayers will only grow with time. Largest US...
- The crisis & bankruptcies we need
It's increasingly obvious that men in power deal with a problem only when forced.
- Obama promises to slash spending by $2 trillion
President Barack Obama unveiled a multi-trillion-dollar spending plan Thursday that would boost taxes on the wealthy, curtail Medicare, lay...
- Who bails out US when Washington overspends?
Unlike when a firm is in danger, if the US government collapses there is no backstop; there is no one to bail out. Anatomy of a global cred...
- Health and anti-poverty programmes face budget squeeze in US
The spiraling growth of Medicare and the high cost of renewing President George W Bush's tax cuts are squeezing popular education, health, ...
- US budget deficit may shrink further in ’07
A slowing economy will cut the US tax revenue growth from its surprisingly robust pace of the past year, but the federal budget deficit cou...