The Heartland Institute

The national debt is expected to top the year's total economic output on Oct. 31, a level of debt that scares many economists because research shows debt levels that high usually drag down long-term economic performance. Emily Skarbek, director of the Government Cost Calculator, has the ghoulish details. ...

BTN PODCAST - Economist David Logan says raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires would have negligible impact on the federal budget deficit and national debt. He also explains why it would reduce jobs-producing investment. ...