Ben Bernanke

National Dept Hits 11 Trillion; Sucker

CBS NEWS The Federal Government’s flood of red ink hit another high-water mark as the Treasury Department quietly reported today that the National Debt hit $11-trillion for the first time ever. To be exact, the Debt now stands at $11,033,157,578,669.78. Divide it by the U.S. population and it comes up to over $36,000 in debt […]

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Dick Cheney is a man of principles. Disastrous principles

VICE GRIP THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY :: FEB/MARCH 2003 JOSHUA MICAH MARSHALL Early last December, Vice President Dick Cheney was dispatched to inform his old friend, Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill, that he was being let go. O’Neill, the president’s advisers felt, had made too many missteps, given too much bad advice, uttered too many gaffes. He […]

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