Debt
Spend or cut: US economists split on best medicine
© AFP/File Shawn Thew AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Washington politicians seeking support in their bitter budget battle aren’t getting much help from economists, who are…
Fear, Inflation and Debt
Greg Hunter USA Watchdog Yesterday, gold hit fresh all-time highs at $1,432.10 an ounce. Silver hit a 31 year high, closing at more than $34.50…
US could reach debt limit by April 15: Treasury
US Treasury © AFP/File Karen Bleier AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States is likely to hit its $14.29 trillion debt limit a little later…
Congress eyes deal to avoid govt shutdown
© AFP Saul Loeb AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Congress faces a looming deadline this week to reach agreement on spending to avoid a…
Ratigan: Why Keep Paying the Bank? (VIDEO)
MSNBC Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy RELATED ARTICLES: 5 Reasons NOT to Pay Your Credit Cards 5 Collapse-Proof…
White House pushes Congress to avert shutdown
© AFP AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House on Friday warned that a looming US government shutdown “would be bad for the economy” as…
US Republicans float short-term spending plan
Eric Cantor ©AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s Republican foes in the US Congress challenged Democrats Friday to embrace a short-term…
Lawmakers downplay risk of US government shutdown
© AFP/Getty Images/Alex Wong AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – American lawmakers, battling over spending cuts, minimized the risk Sunday that the fierce debate between Republicans and…
America is Broke
Greg Hunter USA Watchdog Saturday, the House of Representatives passed legislation with more than $60 billion of budget cuts. It is the proverbial “drop in…
House budget cuts raise spectre of US govt shutdown
F-35 engines axed by budget cuts © AFP/JSF/File AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – Historic spending cuts approved by the US House of Representatives face a grim…
Obama’s 2012 Budget: Tool Of Class War
Paul Craig Roberts InfoWars Obama’s new budget is a continuation of Wall Street’s class war against the poor and middle class. Wall Street wasn’t through…
Obama vows to tackle benefit spending
Editor’s Note: Like a good international bankster puppet…take from the poor, give to the banks © AFP Tim Sloan AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack…
Sticker shock: Pentagon reports cost millions
Robert Gates ©AFP/Getty Images Mark Wilson AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Pentagon on Monday highlighted efforts to save money in a new defense budget but…