Showing posts with label debt ceiling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label debt ceiling. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Federal Revenues, Spending and Debt - Charts



Uwe Reinhardt has a post in the New York Times Economix blog about the Federal ratings downgrade that has some good charts on the comparisons of Federal revenue to deficits and about the size of the debt. Here they are:





































Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Debt Ceiling Video

Paul Solomon on the PBS News Hour has a good video about the issues involves in the debt ceiling debate, its effect on the economy and how it is viewed on Wall Street. It is very informative and good for teaching the concept.

Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour.