The lack of discipline and fiscal responsibility in Washington led to a downgrade of the nation's sea of debt by Standard & Poor's. (thedailyjournalist.com)
American students are drowning in a sea of debt, and despite their extra years of schooling, many still aren't learning marketable skills. (entrepreneur.com)
Strangely, just as welfare states are drowning in a sea of debt whilst also increasingly being seen as at least partly responsible for lower levels of family formation and employment, the Church has started to question welfare states rather less. (faith.org.uk)