Cbo: Federal Debt To Exceed 70 Percent Of Economic Output

AFPCBO: Federal debt to exceed 70 percent of economic outputKansas City StarBy KEVIN G. HALL WASHINGTON -- The amount of federal debt held by the public is projected later this year to surpass 70 percent of the nation's annual economic output, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday in a report that ...Unchanged tax, health policies to explode US debt-CBOReutersBarbell Approach Only Way to Lift Heavy EconomyBloombergCBO issues bleak long-term budget outlookThe Associated PressWall Street Journalall 186 news articles »

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