Press Urged to Publish $40 Trillion U.S. Debt and Bill Costs Daily
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Updated · NOLA.com · Aug 18
Press Urged to Publish $40 Trillion U.S. Debt and Bill Costs Daily
1 articles · Updated · NOLA.com · Aug 18
Summary
$40 trillion in U.S. national debt — about $300,000 per taxpayer — is the centerpiece of Don Landry’s call for newspapers to run daily debt figures in business headlines.
Landry also wants outlets to publish the cost of every proposed piece of legislation and break that burden down per taxpayer to sharpen public awareness.
He argues both political parties have failed to focus on the debt and says more visible cost data could push voters to demand accountability for spending and fraud in government programs.