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USDA Staffer Threatened During Midwest 'Crop Tour' In Sign Of Farmers' Mounting Stress

08-22-2019 • Zero Hedge - Tyler Durden

Apparently, President Trump's hint that the Department of Agriculture might authorize another tranche of bailout funds for America's farmers wasn't enough to quell their anger

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$3,727,014,000,000: Federal Spending Sets Record Through July;

08-14-2019 • https://www.cnsnews.com, By Terence P. Jeffrey

$3,727,014,000,000: Federal Spending Sets Record Through July; Treasury Runs $866,812,000,000 Deficit

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The Treasury Department Is In Desperate Need Of A Sucker

07-31-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com, by Simon Black

Ten years ago, at the peak of the global financial crisis, the Board of Trustees which oversees Social Security in the United States issued a stark warning:

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US Treasury Now Expects To Borrow Over $800 Billion In Debt In Two Quarters

07-30-2019 • https://www.zerohedge.com,

One of the reasons why Trump and Congress were so quick to pass a debt ceiling deal last week is that had they failed to do so, with the Treasury's cash balance sliding precariously lower and expected to hit $0 by early September...