With the biggest deficit since WWII, the US thinks it can print
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Neither Democrats nor Republicans officially subscribe to “modern monetary theory,” or MMT — the idea that the US can print or borrow as much money as its elected officials desire. Former President…
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Isolationism and U.S. Foreign Policy After World War I
A Two-Part Look at: 1. Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises
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Federal Budget, Page 5
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Donald Trump built a national debt so big (even before the
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Why is the U.S. Fiscal Outlook More Daunting Now than After World
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The Marshall Plan and Postwar Economic Recovery
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Obama increased federal debt more than Trump
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US debt hasn't been this high since World War II. That's ok…for
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Food Rationing on the World War II Home Front (U.S. National Park
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The U.S. Trade Deficit: How Much Does It Matter?
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The $100 Trillion Global Economy in One Chart - Visual Capitalist