Barry W. Poulson

Jan 12, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Barry W. Poulson

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Oct 14, 2024 | issuesinsights.com | Barry W. Poulson

In this election cycle, both political parties claim that their platforms will promote freedom. In fact, the Democrat Party has claimed freedom as the primary theme of its campaign. Yet politicians from both parties continue to support policies and enact laws that are clearly in conflict with individual freedom. Personal freedom is eroded by laws that ban books, censure free speech, restrict access to social media, etc.

Jul 5, 2024 | americanthinker.com | Barry W. Poulson

For centuries, the commonsense notion of balanced budgets served our nation well. Elected officials as well as citizens accepted the discipline of balanced budgets as the basis for fiscal policy at all levels of government. At the federal level, this did not require annually balanced budgets. In periods of war and emergency, the federal government might incur deficits and accumulate debt. However, in peacetime, the deficits were offset with surplus revenue.

Jun 25, 2024 | americanthinker.com | Barry W. Poulson

Every U.S. citizen now owes roughly $100,000 in federal debt. That is the grim news from the most recent study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO data show that federal debt has been growing at an unsustainable rate for decades and will continue to do so in coming years. At some point, the United States will hit a fiscal cliff, when lack of confidence in the ability of the federal government to repay the debt will result in sharply higher interest rates and default.

May 31, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Barry W. Poulson

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