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Lawmakers need to demonstrate more discipline, prioritize better, budget responsibly, pay down our debts and re-establish our dwindling reserves.
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Kelly Seyarto, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Between 2019 and 2022, the village lost $193 million to pay down debt for the project, as costs far outpaced tax revenue from Foxconn, according to financial reports.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The bill is coming due, and cities and states that pay down debt quickly and right-size government will be best positioned for the future.
—Mariana Trujillo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, Trump on Monday said tariff dividends could be sent out next year, and revenue would still be used to pay down the federal deficit.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
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Kelly Seyarto, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Between 2019 and 2022, the village lost $193 million to pay down debt for the project, as costs far outpaced tax revenue from Foxconn, according to financial reports.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
The bill is coming due, and cities and states that pay down debt quickly and right-size government will be best positioned for the future.
—Mariana Trujillo, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, Trump on Monday said tariff dividends could be sent out next year, and revenue would still be used to pay down the federal deficit.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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