National Debt
The national debt is the accumulated difference between what the government takes in from taxes and other revenues and the amount of money it spends. Burgeoning debt is the subject of intense political and economic debate.
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Feb 7 On tax reform, a lot of dodging of hard decisions
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Oct 27 7 quotes from the Federalist Papers for you to use, whatever your political persuasion
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