October was another costly month for Uncle Sam. The U.S. Treasury reported on Thursday that federal coffers racked up a deficit of $176.4 billion for the month.
Raising the debt limit by a 'little'
Last week, there was talk on Capitol Hill of raising the legal limit on how much debt the U.S. Treasury could have on the books by as much as $1.9 trillion. This week, the tune has changed...
Find bargains on Uncle Sam's eBay
From swords to socks, horses to helicopters, you can find an amazing array of stuff through online government auctions -- and you might pay pennies on the dollar.
$4.8 trillion - Interest on U.S. debt
Here's a new way to think about the U.S. government's epic borrowing: More than half of the $9 trillion in debt that Uncle Sam is expected to build up over the next decade will be interest.
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