Debt ceiling, deficit, national debt, financial crisis—lately these words have been thrown around carelessly by everyone from congressional leaders to your grandmother. The current situation in the United States has everyone talking, but are they really listening (and understanding) the words they are regurgitating? “Deficit,” “national debt” and “debt ceiling,” have been reeled off so..

So far Congress has rejected the pleas for a temporarily increased debt ceiling, intent on forcing congressional leaders to “come up with a broad agreement . . . in order to avoid a government debt default in August.” However, if a decision isn’t reached soon, a default could have a deafening impact of the US..

Recent news has shed a more distinct light on Project Lighthouse’s upcoming bond referendum set for August 1. It’s been calculated that if Nassau County tax payers vote “yes” to the renovation of the Nassau Coliseum (the new features can be found here), their property taxes could go up about $58 per household. Of course,..