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Raising the Debt Ceiling

Breaking down the $31.4 trillion national debt

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 27, 2023
There are public holders and government agencies, which all comes into play in the congressional debt ceiling battle.
The national debt is made up of two big pieces — intragovernmental holdings and IOUs held by the public. Above, the U.S. Capitol dome seen through a glass ceiling.
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U.S. debt is hitting historic heights. How much of a problem is that?

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn , Erika Soderstrom and Alex Schroeder
Sep 3, 2020
The last time the deficit was this high, as a percentage of the total economy, was 1946.
A national debt counter from mid-June. The U.S. is approaching a position it has not seen since World War II, as the amount of government debt is on pace to exceed the size of the nation's economy.
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Government shutdown 2019

The U.S. government is becoming more dependent on contract workers

by Janet Nguyen
Jan 17, 2019
There were about 4.1 million contractors working for the U.S. government in 2017.
A view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of the Future

Basic income, government accountability, and everything else the U.S. should focus on instead of the election

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Oct 17, 2016
Sometimes the most important issues don't fit in a single election cycle.
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