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1.4 KiB
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14 lines
1.4 KiB
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{
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"HubID": "5283",
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"Date": "6/13/2025",
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"HubTags": [
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"External Platform Posts",
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"Future Map"
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],
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"Contacts": "",
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"Companies": "",
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"File": "",
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"Image": "5283__Image_URL.jpg",
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"Summary": "<p>The federal debt/deficit is low on the consumer's list of concerns—only 3% of respondents in the May 2025 Gallup poll ranked it as their top issue. But its effects are insidious and largely invisible until, now, when they are finally showing up in very real ways. (1) Massive government borrowing diverts investment dollars away from private enterprise, weakening long-term economic growth. This crowding-out effect limits funding for business expansion, innovation, and infrastructure—key drivers of job creation and rising wages. (2) Rising debt levels pressure the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer, which trickles down to the consumer as more expensive mortgages, car loans, and credit card interest. (3) It increases the risk of future inflation as fiscal discipline erodes, slowly eating into purchasing power. (4) As more taxpayer money goes toward interest payments instead of essential services, we see reduced government capacity for healthcare, education, and safety net programs—hurting the very people least prepared to absorb the impact. After decades of few visible consequences, the bill is finally coming due.</p>",
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"Notes": ""
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} |