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U.S. National Debt Clock

U.S. National Debt Clock

Fugitive Hunter's Top 100 Fugitives Tax Resources Zaki: la fin du dollar Calculation Details According to the debt at the end of the 1980 fiscal year, on September 30th, 1980, was $907,701,000,000. On September 30th, 1981, it was $997,855,000,000. Averaging it out over the year gives a debt of $246,997,260.27 per day. Reagan took office 112 days later on January 20th, 1981. Bill Clinton was the first president to slow the rate of the accrual of debt after the current out-of-control spending began with the Borrow and Spend Republicans in 1981. The final amount of the senior Bush debt was $4,174,218,594,232.91 (according to However, from the start of fiscal year 1994 (7 months after Clinton became president), until the start of fiscal year 2002 (7 months after Bush took office), the amount of money paid toward interest on the existing Federal debt was $2,767,282,794,374.59 ( Starting in 2003, George W.

Farsnews Paul Buchheit: The United States Presides over a World Ruptured by Economic Inequality TEHRAN (FNA)- Paul Buchheit, a progressive American writer and activist, says that economic inequality is growing in the United States on a daily basis while the U.S. government continues to spend enormous amounts of money on military expeditions across the world. “The US ranks high in macroeconomic indicators, technology, higher education, and numerous other areas that highlight its global economic dominance. Paul Buchheit is a researcher and writer for progressive publications. He is also the founder and developer of social justice and educational websites UsAgainstGreed.org, PayUpNow.org and RappingHistory.org. What follows is the text of FNA’s interview with Mr. A: From the end of 2008 to the middle of 2013, total US wealth increased from $47 trillion to $72 trillion. The richest 1% owns about 38 percent of stocks, and half of non-stock financial assets. Speculation hasn’t hurt the speculators.

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Economics and Politics by Paul Krugman - The Conscience of a Liberal Trade & Investment Why is TTIP more than a trade agreement? EU and US are currently negotiating a trade and investment agreement. How will this deal affect people from both regions and around the world? See reflections from EU and US activists who gathered to discuss about the impacts and possible solutions. Civil society call for full transparency about the EU-US trade negotiations Civil society organisations are writing to express deep concerns about the lack of transparency around the ongoing trade talks on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Videos: Alternative Trade Mandate In November 2013 the Alternative Trade Mandate was launched.

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