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PODCAST | Raising The Debt Ceiling Is Still Deficit Spending

LISTEN NOW | We shouldn't be happy with the McCarthy bill that went through the House because it still raises the debt ceiling and it still spends beyond our means. We are nowhere close to spending within our means regarding the revenue stream that g

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Millions behind on student loan payments being offered fresh start. What to know

The Biden administration announced an extension on student loan payments until August 31 as well as a fresh start for default and delinquent loan accounts.

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Can Israel and the U.S. Carry Their Debt Loads?

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Can Israel and the U.S. Carry Their Debt Loads? The worst four-letter word in economics is “debt” – at least when it gets out of hand (literally and figuratively!). In the case of Israel today, we’re talking about a

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Navient agrees to $1.85B student loan settlement with states

Navient has agreed to a $1.85 billion settlement with nearly 40 states in an effort to resolve allegations of predatory lending and deceptive practices.

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The Podcast | Underground USA | United States

With the mayor of Chicago presiding over a city that sees war-zone-like shooting and death numbers every weekend to a New York governor who pats himself on the back for killing 15,000+ seniors with his COVID edicts, Our elected class is becoming increasin

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Congressional Democrats Want Biden to Include Recurring Stimulus Payments in COVID Packages

Several members of the Senate Democrat caucus are urging the Biden administration to embrace the idea of enacting recurring stimulus...

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California Passes Bill Approving $600 Stimulus Payments in the Face of $152 Billion Debt

California, a state that is over $100 billion in debt, passed legislation sending $600 stimulus payments to nearly six million people, a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), is expected to sign. The stimulus checks are part of a $7.6 billion COVID relief package t

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Los Angeles City Councilors Each Employ Between 22 to 36 Aides, Some Making Over $100K

The spendthrift Los Angeles City Council – a city $5.1 billion in debt – allows each council members to employ

Business & Finance | FINANCE & INVESTMENTS

Why Gen X is far more financially fragile than boomers - MarketWatch

Caregiving challenges, significant debt and job problems account for much of why Generation X is hurting financially.

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Biden's student loan cancellation plan will cost taxpayers $1 trillion - COSAction

College students may be happy, but this executive order would harm the country as a whole.

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Retired, or Hoping to Be, and Saddled With Student Loans

When Patrick Donohue retired in May after a 20-year career in customer service at AT&T, he and his wife, Kay, didn't celebrate. Instead, they argued over which pension option was better: obtaining a large portion right away or scheduling small monthly

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Why people with student debt are refusing to repay it

People are going on strike against their student debt. Here's why.

Business & Finance | Business

Defusing the Debt Bomb

Commentary President Donald Trump's new budget confirms that without corrective action, trillion-dollar deficits will be with us for ...

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You Pay Monthly, But Your Student Debt Keeps Growing? Join The Crowd

A new report from Moody’s Investor Services finds almost half of student loan borrowers have made no progress towards reducing the balances that they started repayment with.

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Judge Orders Betsy DeVos To Begin Student Loan Forgiveness

Here's how it can impact your student loans.

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This Woman 'Enrolled' In Student Loan Forgiveness -- And Then Learned This

She was depending on student loan forgiveness - and then was told this.

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Donald Trump: "I don't want to be president" - entire 1987 CNN interview (Larry King Live)

In a September 2, 1987, interview with CNN's Larry King, Donald Trump says he has no interest in being president and explains why he took out an ad ripping t...

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Netflix is on the hook for $20 billion. Can it keep spending its way to success?

The digital streaming giant plans to continue burning cash to fuel original productions and subscriber growth.

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11 Feng Shui Tips to Overcome Debt and Deficiency

In Feng Shui, its all about the chi (life energy). If you want to overcome debt, you just need to shift the energy to the right places.

Health & Fitness | Health News

More older Americans are being buried by housing debt

From Yahoo Finance: Al and Saundra Karp have found an unconventional way to raise money and help save their Miami-area home from foreclosure: They're lining up gigs for their family jazz band. They enjoy performing. But it ...