by Andrew Moran | Oct 6, 2021 | Economic Affairs News, Opinion, Swamponomics
Will the United States debt ceiling be raised? If so, when? For more episodes click here....
by Andrew Moran | Oct 3, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
Every couple of years, Republicans and Democrats engage in a tug of war over the debt ceiling. One side declares itself the winner by proving it can reach its hand across the aisle. The other party attempts to appeal to its base by feigning outrage over the fiscal...
by James Fite | Oct 1, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Politics
Despite initial indications that Democrats wouldn’t budge on the debt ceiling and that Republicans had no intention of playing ball either way, Congress did finally work together and agree to fund the government – for now, at least – just hours before the deadline...
by James Fite | Sep 30, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
With a government shutdown looming over funding for the next fiscal year, Democrats have been attempting to pass a continuing resolution (CR) which would stave off the deadline until December, 2021. The GOP refused to support the Democrat-proposed resolution and debt...
by James Fite | Sep 24, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Written in 1947 by Merle Travis and made famous in the 50s by Tennessee Ernie Ford, the song “Sixteen Tons” evokes the hopelessness of one stuck in the vicious cycle of brutal labor and crushing debt of the pre-OSHA coal miner. Travis’ father, a coal miner himself,...