US Published National Debt
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Each Taxpayer's Share: $689,000
Underlying government units report
TIA's new analysis of the 10 most populous U.S. cities and their largest local government units shows you're on the hook for more debt than you think.
Bill's Blog
Bill Bergman serves as TIA's Director of Research. He is responsible for managing TIA's federal project and State Data Lab's data base. Bergman spent 13 years as an economist and policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
New state reports now available!
Have a sneak peek at this year's Financial State of the States report.
State Data Lab
Compare all 50 states and the 75 most populous cities using more than 300 unique data variables.
The Federal Project
Our Federal Project explores various aspects of government financial reporting, and will examine a different theme each month for the next year.
Finance watchdog: Bill on Rauner’s desk could let local governments kick debt can
July 20, 2018
Illinois Watchdog
A government finance watchdog is warning that a bill on Gov. Bruce Rauner's desk could allow local governments to use accounting practices shunned by many private businesses.
Janus clawback: Follow the money
July 20, 2018
STUMP
So now after the Janus decision, various groups are trying to claw their money back.
Report: Houstonians tax burden $21K each
July 19, 2018
AM 740 KTRH News Radio (Houston)
Most taxpayers are aware of the federal government's national debt, but new study aims to shed light on state and local tax burdens many of us take for granted.
For Illinois roads, needs are growing. Funding isn’t
July 20, 2018
NPR Illinois
Experts say billions in a multi-year plan won't go far enough to address infrastructure repairs and upkeep.
America’s debt dilemma
July 20, 2018
U.S. News & World Report
Most pressing on Capitol Hill, however, is not the collective $4 trillion U.S. consumers are expected to owe to creditors in non-mortgage debt by the end of 2018 – representing more than 26 percent of their annual incomes, per a May report from the LendingTree online loan exchange.
Student loan sell-off had £600 million cost for taxpayer
July 20, 2018
The Times
The government’s sale of a £3.5 billion tranche of the student loan book last year cost the taxpayer more than £600 million in lost income, according to the National Audit Office.
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