by Michael Snyder Everybody agrees that healthcare costs are way too high. Back in 1960, healthcare spending accounted for approximately 5 percent of GDP, and by 2020 it is being projected that healthcare spending will account for 20 percent of GDP. And when you break …
Paul Ryan Tells Conservatives DACA Will Be Part Of Spending Deal The Speaker also said he didn’t think Obamacare subsidies would be part of the deal, but it could still be a huge win for Democrats and undocumented immigrants. … …
We all know that debt amongst households in the United States has been on the increase over recent years. There are many people who are struggling with debt and cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel. If …
The Head & Shoulders No One is Talking About pic.twitter.com/beeYp8saK1 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 28, 2017 China’s mortgage debt bubble raises spectre of 2007 US crisis Many young homeowners in booming cities owe more than they earn, and some even …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The backdrop: Money. More than ever before. The Senate is expected to pass by a wide margin a $700-billion defense bill today. When it comes to extravagant military spending, Congress is relentlessly bipartisan, and all bickering …
by Pamela Williams Congress member Fred Upton of Michigan, who until January had been chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the main health care legislating committees in Congress, officially came out against the American Health Care Act …
Conservatives are blasting the five-month, fiscal 2017 spending deal written by Republicans and Democrats as nothing short of a “cave in” by the GOP despite its control of both the House, Senate and White House. The deal, conservatives say, will …
CNS News reports: President Donald Trump’s request that Congress include $1.4 billion to fund the beginning of his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border equals approximately 0.035 percent of what the federal government will spend in total this year, according …
Chart of the Day: Entitlements Will Soon Exceed Total Federal Revenues