A congressional watchdog repeatedly warned lawmakers about national spending before the United States government’s credit rating dropped.
By Brett Rowland
Howard Lurie: Our massive national debt will soon have consequences
At $31 trillion and growing, the national debt is spiraling out of control.
By Howard Lurie
Dan Pearson: Mayor Kenney has squandered Philadelphia’s fiscal boom years
For Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the next few years will be filled with hard choices and finding the least bad option. After years of doing less with more, he’ll be tasked with the infinitely more difficult task of making do with less.
By Dan Pearson
Howard Lurie: Good luck paying off the national debt
Now here is the really scary part. In 2019 the federal government spent over $30,000 more per second then it took in by way of taxes. And the figures for fiscal 2020 are projected to be the same.