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South Dakota Shifts Cost of Higher Education to Students in Debt

South Dakota Republicans brag about their budget-balancing prowess. They don't like being reminded that they are balancing the budget by shifting burdens onto private citizens. Consider higher education. South Dakota is part of a national trend in which states are…

Thune Threatens Debt Ceiling Brinkmanship for Keystone XL

Just when it looks like Washington is starting to work again with Congress passing a no-drama budget deal, Senator John Thune stinks up the joint with another threat to take the global economy hostage... just to free the Keystone XL…

90% Debt-to-GDP Danger Exaggerated by Spreadsheet Error

Senator John Thune has contended that our national debt puts us at risk of an economic train wreck. He has cited the 90% debt-to-GDP ratio as a "tipping point" for... well... some kind of trouble. (Our current national debt-to-GDP ratio…