June 7, 2023 9:01 pm
The Debt Ceiling Deal Does Not Go Nearly Far Enough
Projections of huge savings are making the rounds. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Tags: budget, Congress, debt, Democratic Party, entitlements, Free Markets, Government spending, health care, Inflation, military, money, REASON, Republican Party, taxes
June 6, 2023 1:53 pm
The Student Loan Pause Has Made Borrowers Worse Off
A new working paper finds that borrowers whose loan payments were paused actually had more debt at the end of 2021 than those whose loans were never paused.
Tags: debt, education, Government spending, REASON, Student loans
June 5, 2023 12:39 pm
Student Loan Borrowers Get Deeper in Debt from Pause in Payments
A remarkable new working paper shows the household finances of student loan borrowers have become more burdened by debt during the last three years. Although many have been excused from making payments since 2020, many of these borrowers responded to that relief by taking out other kinds of loans. Here’s what the University of…
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Tags: BEACON, debt, Student loans
May 31, 2023 12:15 pm
Debt Ceiling Deal Will End The Student Loan Repayment Pause
If the debt ceiling bill passes, the Education Department will be barred from extending the student loan repayment pause yet again.
Tags: debt, education, Government spending, REASON, Student loans
May 31, 2023 9:30 am
Social Security and Medicare Are Ticking Time Bombs
Even taking all the money from every billionaire wouldn’t cover our coming bankruptcy.
Tags: australia, debt, entitlements, France, Government spending, health care, money, Pensions, Politics, REASON, Social Security, taxes, Zimbabwe
May 30, 2023 12:59 pm
Banging Our Heads on the Debt Ceiling
Plus: A listener question cross-examines prior Reason Roundtable discussions surrounding immigration, economic growth, and birthrates.
Tags: Congress, debt, Democratic Party, entitlements, Government spending, Politics, REASON, Republican Party
May 30, 2023 6:56 am
Debt Ceiling Bill ‘Locks in the Inflated Spending Levels of Recent Years’
Plus: Artificial intelligence and jobs, how government caused a lifeguard shortage, and more…
Tags: Congress, debt, Government spending, Politics, REASON
May 24, 2023 9:01 pm
Taxing the Rich Will Have No Meaningful Effect on Our Sky-High National Debt
The U.S. tax system is extremely progressive, even compared to European countries—whose governments rely on taxing the middle class.
Tags: Congress, debt, Democratic Party, economics, europe, Free Markets, Government spending, health care, investment, jobs, medicine, money, Politics, REASON, Recession, Republican Party, taxes
May 22, 2023 4:00 am
Worried About the Debt Fight? Make the Hard Spending Decisions That Politicians Won’t!
The debt ceiling isn’t the issue; excessive federal spending is the real problem.
Tags: Congress, debt, Government spending, Politics, REASON, taxes
May 18, 2023 10:25 am
Conservatives Pushing ‘Common Good Capitalism’ Sound a Lot Like Progressives
The ideology champions the same tired policies that big government types predictably propose whenever they see something they don’t like.
Tags: Capitalism, children, Corruption, debt, economics, Free Markets, freedom, Government spending, Monopoly, policy, Politics, poverty, REASON, religion, Republican Party
May 15, 2023 2:05 pm
There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics
Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?
Tags: asylum, budget, CNN, Congress, debt, Government spending, immigration, Politics, REASON, Republican Party
May 10, 2023 9:01 pm
The Debt Ceiling Fight Is a Reminder of America’s Dire Fiscal Future
The longer we wait to address our debt, the more painful it will be.
Tags: Congress, debt, economics, Free Markets, Government, Government spending, Inflation, money, REASON, Social Security, taxes
May 8, 2023 6:37 am
Biden, Yellen Won’t Rule Out Declaring Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional
Plus: Kansas voting restrictions struck down, the legacy of the “vast wasteland” speech, and more…
Tags: Congress, debt, Government spending, Politics, REASON