Tax Education
The “Treasury Twist” is an emerging strategy to manage America’s rising borrowing costs by leaning more on short-term debt while supporting liquidity in longer-term Treasuries. Here’s how it works, why it matters, and what it could mean for the federal budget, the economy, and the American Dream.
Citizenship is more than voting or legal status. It is a role in self-government, with responsibilities to understand, participate, protect our constitutional system, make informed choices, and steward the country for those who follow.
Citizenship is more than voting. It carries both power and responsibility: to understand the system we help govern, weigh public choices beyond our own immediate interests, and consider their effects on our communities, country, and future generations.
The U.S. national debt has crossed $40 trillion. What does that mean for ordinary Americans? We look at how rising debt can affect inflation, interest rates, economic growth, taxes, retirement savings and the country’s ability to respond to future crises.
How a defense project sparked a whole new way to communicate across the world.
How modern public finance moves quickly when households, businesses, and communities face national shocks.
How one era used federal money for health coverage at home and a national mission to the Moon.
How fuel taxes, federal grants, and trust fund finance helped build a national road network.
How withholding, war bonds, procurement, and public research helped mobilize a nation.
