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The Indiana Daily Student has over $400,000 to spend, but the former adviser of the paper said administrators hamstrung his ability to use those funds, worsening the newspaper's deficit spending.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
The prospect of governments being ousted in Tokyo and Paris fueled further uncertainty, while investors voiced worry over expansive deficit spending in London and Berlin.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In this view, which was embraced by progressive politicians such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, deficit spending was a low-cost means of paying for social investment, including ambitious climate protections and policies to reduce inequality.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The Context The United States national debt surpassed $34 trillion in 2024, raising ongoing questions about deficit spending and fiscal policy.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
The prospect of governments being ousted in Tokyo and Paris fueled further uncertainty, while investors voiced worry over expansive deficit spending in London and Berlin.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In this view, which was embraced by progressive politicians such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, deficit spending was a low-cost means of paying for social investment, including ambitious climate protections and policies to reduce inequality.
—Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The Context The United States national debt surpassed $34 trillion in 2024, raising ongoing questions about deficit spending and fiscal policy.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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