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National Debt and Economy

This page is a collection of resources looking at our debt and economic issues.

budget.house.gov: Interest Costs Surpass National Defense and Medicare Spending

treasury.gov: What is the national debt?

American Action Forum: Sizing Up Interest Payments on the National Debt

PGP Foundation: America’s National Debt Challenge

PGP Foundation: The Debt Crisis Is Here

JP Morgan: A “monster?” A “time bomb?” How to see the real danger from U.S. debt

NCSL: Analysis: Possible Consequences of US Government Debt Default

UPenn Wharton School: When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?

Hoover Institution: What Would a US Sovereign Debt Crisis Look Like?

Cabot WN: The National Debt Crisis: The truth about the looming crisis that nobody talks about (a good read!)

ITR Depression Forecast: Your Guide to Success Through the 2030s Great Depression

Bank of America 2030s: The World in 2030 (a more hopeful look at the 2030s)