Tag: Debt

Connecticut “Erasing” Medical Debt for Some – HotAir

Most of the recent public discussions of debt cancellation have dealt with Joe Biden’s seemingly endless efforts to “erase” student debt. In Connecticut, Democratic Governor Ted Lamont appears to be taking a page from the Biden playbook and applying it to a different type of debt. He announced this week that the state would be […]

Budget Deal Being Floated Does Little to Curb Spiraling Debt

In May 2023, when then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy negotiated a debt limit deal that included spending limits, the gross national debt stood at just under $31.5 trillion. Conservatives in the House were deeply upset about the debt deal, which contained fraudulent gimmicks to get around the announced spending limits. Less than eight months […]