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U.S. National Debt Surpasses $35 Trillion
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States’s national debt reached another alarming milestone – our national debt is a staggering $35 trillion. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement on this milestone: Background: The gross national debt is currently $35 trillion. This equates to: $104,497 per person $266,275 per household $483,889 per child The debt one year ago was $32.65 trillion, meaning that the debt has increased by $2.35 trillion over the past 12 months. This rate of increase equates to: $196 billion in new debt per month $6.4 billion in new debt per day $268 million in new debt per hour $4.5 million in new debt per minute $74,401 in new debt per second https://budget.house.gov/press-release/us-national-debt-surpasses-35-trillion |
| Joe who? |
Look, Donald’s having a senior moment again! |
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Kamala just promised to cure inflation woes by increasing bank regulation and taxes on corporations and individuals.
She might have a law degree, but she obviously skipped Econ 101 at college. Or she’s just lying on the campaign trail like every other politician ever. New face, same song and dance. |
Do you have a cite? How does increasing bank regulation address inflation? |
Y'all didn't care when Trump exploded the debt by 25%. So why do you care now? |
The fact is, the Democrats have been far superior at managing the US budget, the debt and the deficit than the GOP since 1988 - the modern era. So I certainly trust her more than I trust Trump and the GOP. |
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Federal Reserve officials hinted they were moving closer to lowering interest rates when they agreed to hold them steady on Wednesday.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/federal-reservice-interest-rate-decision-b5c39738 |
Rising jobless claims report today makes a September rate drop even more likely.... |
| The only fix to inflation is to tighten the money supply, not loosen it. That means higher interest rates are needed. |
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The Trump plan includes putting in place a nationwide sales tax to fund a corporate tax cute and capital gains cut on high earners. This along with a 3%-8% tax increase on Americans making 12 K to 200K plus the inevitable trade war will cause a recession. Recessions do lower inflation. |