Federal Debt
Farmers sinking deeper into debt: Rahul Gandhi criticises Modi govt
In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi cited a media report that claimed 767 farmers in Maharashtra have taken their own lives in just three months
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Federal govt headed into a shutdown; what does it mean and what's next?
The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fuelled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending. While some government entities will be exempt Social Security checks, for example, will still go out other functions will be severely curtailed. Federal agencies will stop all actions deemed non-essential, and millions of federal employees, including members of the military, won't receive paychecks. Here's a look at what's ahead if the government shuts down on October 1. WHAT IS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN? A shutdown happens when Congress fails to pass some type of funding legislation that is signed into law by the president. Lawmakers are supposed to pass 12 different spending bills to fund agencies across the government, but the process is time-consuming. They often resort to passing a temporary extension, called a continuing resolution or CR, to a
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Martin Feldstein: Stopping America's federal debt explosion
The fiscal deficit is the most serious long-term economic problem facing US policymakers
