American Politics — U.S. Debt Ceiling

American Politics — U.S. Debt Ceiling

• The Debt Deal

  The time has come for the business owners and managers of America to stand up and prove that the "confidence fairy" skeptics like Paul Krugman are wrong. Read more

  The 06 august 2011 by   Martingevans
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• The Debt Ceiling Crisis Has Irrevocably Changed American Politics – and Not in...

  

  The protracted debate over America’s debt ceiling, resolved only with a deal that nobody likes, has observers wondering: Just how broken is Congress? Read more

  The 05 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• 3 Fights I Have Had With My Sister That Were Handled More Maturely Then The...

  

  So we’re all aware of the whole Debt Ceiling situation and the narrowly-avoided economic collapse that went with it. I was out of the country while all of this... Read more

  The 04 august 2011 by   Beckawall
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• More Pros Than Cons in Debt Ceiling Accord

  

  After Months, They Sealed the Deal. Before I begin, a brief update seems fitting. The radio endeavor has been temporarily sidelined by a bad bout of illness... Read more

  The 03 august 2011 by   ---
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• DEBT CEILING Hangover: A Few Final Thoughts.

  

  I, for one, am still hung over today after imbibing way too much intoxicating drama this week over Congress's trying to avoid global fiscal calamity by raising... Read more

  The 02 august 2011 by   Kena
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• US Debt Deal Only Postpones Downgrade Doom

  

  Not so sunny days on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Will PalmerThe US House of Representatives passed the debt ceiling deal – the one that doesn’t make anyone happ... Read more

  The 02 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• American Debt Crisis – A Financial Astrology Lesson.

  

  I’ve been trying to work out over the past few weeks how all this American debt crisis was going to pan out. Finally late last night the lawmakers in the... Read more

  The 01 august 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• US Debt Ceiling Deal Finally Reached, Did Obama ‘surrender?’

  

  A deal has finally been reached to raise the US debt ceiling. But fears persist that credit ratings agencies could downgrade US Treasuries from their vaunted... Read more

  The 01 august 2011 by   Periscope
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• Jon Stewart on the Debt Ceiling Debate

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  The 31 july 2011 by   Mikeb302000
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• DEBT CEILING Crisis: Thomas Nast - Who Drove the Country into Bankruptcy?

  

  Thomas Nast drew the above cartoon for Harper's Weekly in August 1871 as a slam against rampant graft by New York City's political boss William M. Tweed. Read more

  The 29 july 2011 by   Kena
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• US Debt Ceiling Debate Continues; Default a Possibility

  

  Not so sunny days on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Will Palmer America spun closer to defaulting on its debts after Speaker of the House John Boehner failed to... Read more

  The 29 july 2011 by   Periscope
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• SECTOR DETECTOR: Investors Make a Statement on Fed Debt Ceiling

  

  Reminder: Sabrient is available to chat with Members, comments are found below each post. Courtesy of Scott Martindale, Senior Managing Director,... Read more

  The 28 july 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• US Debt Ceiling: Mum, I’m Confused

  

  Will the Republicans and Democrats reach a compromise in the debt ceiling talks? Or will they all just slope off to the pub? Let's hope not. Read more

  The 27 july 2011 by   Periscope
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• US Debt Ceiling Talks in Gridlock, Again: Can Congress Avoid a Meltdown?

  

  Both sides are blaming the other after this weekend's debt ceiling negotiations crumbled. Can America's Congress get it together in time to save the country fro... Read more

  The 25 july 2011 by   Periscope
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• ETF Periscope: In Flux and Out of Time: Could Washington Really Blow Debt-Ceilin...

  

  Courtesy of Daniel Sckolnik, ETF Periscope “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.” — Lao TzuThe thing about playing the game... Read more

  The 25 july 2011 by   Phil's Stock World
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• CONTEST: Debt Ceiling Russian Roulette !!

  

  Cartoon by Marshall Ramsey of Creators Syndicate. Just when you think Washington can't screw it up any worse..... For weeks, as the Capitol has consumed itself... Read more

  The 25 july 2011 by   Kena
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• Econ Professor: We'll Have a Never-Ending Depression Unless We Repudiate the...

  

  Read it and weep for our nation:Outcasts: Tonight Tens of Thousands of Formerly Middle Class Americans Will Be Sleeping in Their Cars, In Tent Cities Or On the... Read more

  The 21 july 2011 by   Jc_refuge
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• No End in Sight in Debt Ceiling Debate, Despite Claims of ‘progress’

  

  Despite the doomsday scenarios and despite claims that they're "making progress", Congress and the White House seem no closer to an agreement on the debt... Read more

  The 19 july 2011 by   Periscope
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• DEBT CEILING Crisis: History Demands a "grand Bargain."

  

  1862 Greenback Dollar -- worth about 30 cents by 1865. Drowning in debt and inflation after the Civil War, the US managed to regain its credit and restore its... Read more

  The 18 july 2011 by   Kena
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• The American Debt Debate – Going to the Wire and Maybe Beyond?

  

  Over the pond in America, the debt debate is raiding it's ugly head as well as in Europe. As I understand it, the federal budget runs out on 2nd August and... Read more

  The 11 july 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• REALITY CHECK: Two Cheers for the Debt Ceiling !!

  

  Everyone complains about the debt ceiling. And, yes, there's plenty about it not to like:Red Ink: First, there's the debt itself. Today, the US government... Read more

  The 11 july 2011 by   Kena
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