Resources on the National Debt
NEW! New York Times Interactive Deficit Puzzle - Come up with your own deficit solution and post it online.
National Debt FAQs
Federal Debt: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions from the GAO
www.gao.gov/new.items/d04485sp.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions about the Public Debt from TreasuryDirect
www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/resources/faq/faq_publicdebt.htm
National Debt Statistics
U.S. National Debt Clock
www.usdebtclock.org
Federal Debt and Interest Costs from the Congressional Budget Office
www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11999
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
The Moment of Truth:
Report of the National Commission on
Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/TheMomentofTruth12_1_2010.pdf
Alternative deficit reduction plans:
A Roadmap for America's Future
Citizens’ Commission On Jobs, Deficits And America’s Economic Future
Getting Back in the Black
Investing in America's Economy
Restoring America's Future
Schakowsky Deficit Reduction Plan
Online Documentaries
Frontline: Ten Trillion and Counting
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tentrillion
I.O.U.S.A.: The Movie
www.iousathemovie.com
Local News and Resources
Alan Simpson's 'Moment of Truth' from Wyofile
wyofile.com/2010/12/alan-simpsons-moment-of-truth
Casper Star Tribune articles:
Debt commission heads offer warning on tax cuts
Town halls show surplus of cooperation on national debt
Simpson speaks out against critics, pundits
Wyo Forum focuses on debt fears
Video of the 2010 Wyoming Forum from the Wyoming Business Alliance
www.wyomingbusinessalliance.com/2010wyomingforum.html
Library Resources
Find books about the United States' debt and fiscal policy.
Graphs & Charts
|
