In the DOGE House
The Congressional Budget Office’s baseline figures told us the feds will collect $67 trillion in revenue over the next ten years and spend $89 trillion. That would give us a debt of $58 trillion.
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Tomorrow’s News
America’s ‘national’ debt rose from less than $6 trillion in 2000 to over $37 trillion now. The US trade deficit rose to $1.1 trillion over the last 12 months — 10 times more than it was in 2000.
Invitation to Larceny
You can blame white men for the world’s ills. But when it came to plumbing and internal combustion engines, white men were on the ball. Not a single one of them was carrying out a government policy.
Tariff Deal Mania
Centralized trade policies are a scam. There is no evidence that bureaucrats in Washington can do a better job of making trade deals than independent buyers and sellers with skin in the game.
Big Wins
Free trade is a feature of the win-win economy. It favors no one in particular and everyone in general. Prices go down and quality increases as people are allowed to compete for customers.
Breaking Wind
Lower short-term borrowing rates don’t really make companies stronger or more profitable. They can have the opposite effect, luring corporate executives to take on too much debt.
