National debt News

The US Senate has passed its first budget in over 4 years. A largely symbolic measure in response to the recently passed budget by the US House, it came after a marathon voting session and highlights two radically different visions for America.

When David Cameron and others talk about paying down the deficit, do they really understand the scale of the fraud that is being perpetrated on the people of Britain, or the people of the world?

Plano - Ross Perot, a former third-party presidential candidate, was one of the first mainstream individuals in the United States to sound the fiscal alarm. Years later, he is now warning of a takeover and that neither presidential candidate is a good pick.

The debt crisis has taken on a very personal face for the average American family. This piece takes a critical look at the situation faced by an average household every month, and the situation faced by a nation drowning in its own debt.

The U.S. national debt has swelled over $5 trillion in just 3 years and the total national debt is slated to surpass $16 trillion this year.

Washington - Our Generation, an American free market advocacy organization, celebrated the 61st anniversary of the 22nd amendment in the United States constitution this week. As the term limits apply to a president, the group feels it should also apply to congress.

While preaching the gospel of deficit reduction, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been running up the national debt to record levels.

Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul is intending to present a plan on Monday to cut $1 trillion in federal spending and create a balanced budget within the third year of his presidency.

In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, billionaire Warren Buffett offered his perspectives on tackling America's fiscal woes, focusing on individuals who earn more than $1 million annually.

As news of the Standard and Poor's downgrade of America's credit rating from AAA to AA+ reverberated into the weekend, Republican presidential hopefuls used the event to showcase what they see as President Obama's flawed leadership.