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How Federal Policies Mortgage the Future Feb. 04, 2018
Twenty or 50 years from now, the uproar over the House Intelligence Committee memo will be no more t... Read More
Get Ready for a Congressional Budget Blowout Jan. 23, 2018
No one is paying much attention, but Congress is preparing a two-year budget that would blow past bi... Read More
Should Congress Cut Up Uncle Sam's Credit Card? Jan. 11, 2018
Imagine that each month, you spend $2,000 more than you earn and charge the difference to your credi... Read More
Trillion-Dollar Deficit Deja Vu Jan. 04, 2018
After failing to pass any significant legislation during most of President Donald Trump's first year... Read More
Cleaning Up Son's Messes Dec. 29, 2017
Dear Annie: A while ago, my husband and I co-signed a car loan for my son. At the time, he was very ... Read More
Social Security Beneficiaries Hit Record 61,859,250 Dec. 27, 2017
The number of Social Security beneficiaries hit a record 61,859,250 in November, according to data r... Read More
A Special Kind of Giving Dec. 22, 2017
Several years ago, we had a problem with a merchant. We declined to pay a disputed bill and got a ca... Read More
A Bipartisan Tradition of Enabling Spendaholics Nov. 30, 2017
Our national debt is $20.5 trillion and heading to $30 trillion by 2030. You'd think that this would... Read More
Debt and Taxes and Perdition Nov. 23, 2017
Should the government borrow against the future? Should it guarantee higher taxes for your children ... Read More
GOP Tax Plan Would Hurt Homeowners Everywhere Nov. 23, 2017
The story making the rounds is that the Republican tax plan targets homeowners only in expensive blu... Read More
To Be a Great President, You First Have to Like Politics Nov. 04, 2017
On the consensus list of the most significant American presidents following George Washington, there... Read More
Gambling Husband Leaves Woman Struggling Oct. 14, 2017
Dear Annie: I'm a woman in my 90s. My husband and I were married in 1949 when I was 21. He died in 2... Read More
Not Saving Is the American Way Sep. 26, 2017
Smart people living in harm's way of hurricanes know to fortify their homes before the storm hits. I... Read More
Son Has Act Together but Is Still a Deadbeat Sep. 08, 2017
Dear Annie: My 28-year-old son, "Jerry," will not pay his college loan bill — which is $85,000... Read More
Here He Comes to Save the Day! Mighty Mnuchin Is on His Way Aug. 31, 2017
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claims he has been using his "superpowers" to keep the federal gov... Read More
Carpe Dime Aug. 25, 2017
Dear Annie: I'm 24 years old and trying to get a better handle on my life. A year ago, I was unemplo... Read More
Inheriting Debts Aug. 13, 2017
Hi, Edith: My mother has end-stage lung disease. In her will, I am the sole heir to her two properti... Read More
Spending Caps Are Low-Hanging Fruit in the Fight Against Debt Aug. 10, 2017
Another debt ceiling fight is just around the corner. The government's borrowing limit will need to ... Read More
Oops, Republicans Did It Again Aug. 03, 2017
Despite a mountain of historical evidence that the Republican Party doesn't seriously stand for smal... Read More
Is the US on the Path to French-style Economic Sclerosis? May. 11, 2017
There is a lot of debate over President Donald Trump's record after his first 100-plus days in offic... Read More
