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Arguments against defense spending increases often cite the ballooning of the national debt—but even though the debt is unquestionably a problem, defense spending is not its primary cause: entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are.
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Notable investors such as Paul Tudor Jones have become worried about the ballooning fiscal deficit and that neither of the two presidential candidates squaring off next week in the election will cut spending to address it.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
Last year, the rating agency Fitch Ratings downgraded U.S. credit for the second time in the nation's history, citing the ballooning U.S. debt load and a weakening of governance, as well as the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as factors in their decision.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In the summer of 2009, Mayo Clinic leaders voiced strong opposition to the creation of a public option, which advocates say would have helped pull down the ballooning price of both health care treatments and insurance.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Notable investors such as Paul Tudor Jones have become worried about the ballooning fiscal deficit and that neither of the two presidential candidates squaring off next week in the election will cut spending to address it.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
Last year, the rating agency Fitch Ratings downgraded U.S. credit for the second time in the nation's history, citing the ballooning U.S. debt load and a weakening of governance, as well as the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as factors in their decision.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
In the summer of 2009, Mayo Clinic leaders voiced strong opposition to the creation of a public option, which advocates say would have helped pull down the ballooning price of both health care treatments and insurance.
—Max Nesterak, ProPublica, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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