FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Maya macguineas - Caught on Camera

Trump’s $5,000 pledge to voters is a shameless bribe

Not only would the plan do vast economic damage – it assumes that Americans are easily bamboozled

The Guardian - US · Sep 16

As 10-year Treasury yield hits 5%, debt hawks are eyeing a national debt spiral: 'If this isn't a wake-up call, I don't know what will be'

"A fiscal crisis, once unthinkable, is now a distinct possibility."

Fortune · Sep 15

Trump pledged fiscal restraint. Instead, debt tops $40 trillion as borrowing costs rise

US debt: While voters may not focus on the issue ​until the country's fiscal problems translate into benefit cuts or tax hikes, the fallout hits them just the same in the form of high mortgage interest rates that track yields on government debt and inflation outpacing wage hikes.

The Economic Times · Sep 2

'Trust Doesn't Collapse Overnight': Experts Warn US Debt Is Now Accelerating America's Rivalry With China

The US is projected to borrow over $2 trillion in a fiscal year, raising concerns among economists about fiscal sustainability and geopolitical implications, with interest payments rivaling major federal expenditures.

International Business Times · May 9

Treasury expected to borrow $2 trillion this year to continue functioning—more than $166 billion every month

"Markets will only tolerate our unsustainable borrowing for so long; the risk of a fiscal crisis gets higher as the days pass. We need deficit reduction urgently."

Fortune · May 7

For the first time since World War II, America owes more than it produces—and a leading fiscal watchdog is sounding the alarm

“We’ve heard plenty of alarm bells in the past few years about our fiscal path,” said Maya MacGuineas of the CRFB, “but this one rings especially loudly.”

Fortune · Apr 30

The U.S. government is spending $88 billion a month in interest on national debt, equal to its spending on both defense and education combined

Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, called on lawmakers to “ultimately fix the broken process that got us into this mess.”

Fortune · Apr 9

Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it

“MAGA was told an untruth by Trump—no foreign wars, no adventurism,” Steve Hanke told Fortune. “This is a massive militarization.”

Fortune · Apr 3

‘There is no silver lining in this trajectory’: Budget watchdog warns of financial, inflation, or currency crisis due to $39 trillion national debt

“It took decades to get us into this hole, and it will take a concerted effort to get out of it.”

Fortune · Mar 27

The Trump Administration’s proposed capital gains tax cut could add nearly $1 trillion to the national debt within the decade, think tank warns

“We need more revenue, not less,” Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas said.

Fortune · Mar 19