A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars. ...more

July 15, 2009

American households lost $1.33 trillion of their wealth in the first three months of the year as the recession took a bite out of stock portfolios and dragged down home prices. ...more

June 12, 2009

Bo Johnson said I "re-wrote history." Let's just take a look at what happened "after" the worthless left took over in 1995. ...more

June 6, 2009

The Treasury Department says the federal budget deficit soared to $192.3 billion in March, and is near $1 trillion just halfway through the budget year, as costs of the financial bailout and recession mount. ...more

April 10, 2009

This morning as I watched my daughter eat her breakfast before school, I reflected on the America that she is increasingly likely to inherit. ...more

April 7, 2009

There has been so much misinformation about so many of the different financial crises facing the country over the last few months. Unless one is paying very close attention to what is being and not being said, one can become totally confused. ...more

March 28, 2009

President Barack Obama says he cannot "govern out of anger" just because of public outrage over bonuses paid at financial institutions kept afloat by taxpayer dollars. ...more

March 23, 2009

$1.8 trillion Estimated U.S. budget deficit for 2009, according to the Congressional Budget Office ...more

March 21, 2009

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will deploy an additional $1.2 trillion to try to lower interest rates and stimulate the economy, an aggressive move aimed at containing the recession. ...more

March 19, 2009

OK, I will be honest with you. In high school, I got a "C" in algebra. I admit I am not the sharpest tool in the math shed of life. However, I don't think I am the only American who is struggling with trying to get his mind around a $1 trillion national debt, much less a $3 trillion national debt. ...more

March 8, 2009