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The program accepting public gifts to pay down the national debt has been around for decades, but it's gotten a lot of new ...
The federal government will accept Venmo payments from citizens who want to help pay off the national debt. The Treasury has ...
On Wednesday, NPR’s Jack Corbett pointed out that there was an option on Pay.gov, the Treasury’s online payment platform, ...
Projections that the bill will increase the national debt over time miss the effects of this and of the nominal spending cuts ...
The U.S. Treasury Department now accepts Venmo and PayPal donations to reduce the national debt, but even the maximum Venmo ...
The US Treasury Department is now allowing donations via Venmo and PayPal to help reduce the country's $36.7 trillion ...
When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law, it sparked major discussions on the outlook of the ...
The Treasury began accepting Venmo payments a few months ago. Last year, the government received $2.7 million in gifts to pay ...
Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio is known for his dire warnings about the economy and the national debt, but he just issued ...
Opinion
A primer on the debt and deficit
Congress imposes artificial legal limits on the nation’s outstanding debt obligations. Once this is reached, the government no longer can pay bills or fund programs until Congress raises the ceiling ...
Opinion
Threat of the US debt spiral
The country that once dominated the global economy is now grappling with a severe debt crisis. The United States, with a GDP of $28 trillion, is burdened by a debt of $36 trillion.