Tag: National Debt

Ronald Reagan’s “A Time for Choosing” – 52 years on

Ronald Reagan’s speech supporting Sen. Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign still speaks to us. “A time for choosing” may be from another, more polite era of political discourse but its themes of deficits, taxes, liberty, security and leadership are more pressing than ever....

Will the US Government default on its debts?

According to The Telegraph, President Obama declared late on Sunday (15th May) that: “If investors around the world thought that the full faith and credit of the United States was not being backed up, if they thought that we might renege on our IOUs, it could unravel the entire...

Rally Against Debt

Saturday 14th May saw several hundred demonstrators gather on Old Palace Yard, opposite the House of Commons, to protest against the burgeoning National Debt… a debt that will hang heavy on the generations of taxpayers to come.  Organised by the Taxpayers’ Alliance, fellow-travellers and supporters, the event included speeches by...