Follow the money

The real reason bankers rage about raising interest rates


By Paul Krugman


September 22, 2015

  We shouldn’t be surprised to see institutions that cater to bankers spinning elaborate justifications for an interest rate hike that makes no sense.

Debt history

Debt, Deficit & Interest History

  On this page you will find the National Debt by year and Interest paid each year along with the Deficit from 1980 until the present.