By — Paul Solman Paul Solman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/our-national-debt-political-gamesmanship-or-a-game-of-chicken-1 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Our National Debt: Political Gamesmanship or a Game of Chicken? Arts Apr 22, 2011 11:13 AM EDT A graphic chronicle of debt ceiling hikes from Bloomberg Businessweek. For the record, it doesn’t seem like either ‘political gamesmanship’ or a game of chicken, so much as a vivid illustration of how and why the national debt has grown. Click here to see the full infographic, and here to read the accompanying Businessweek article. This entry is cross-posted on the Making Sen$e page, where correspondent Paul Solman answers your economic and business questions _Follow Paul on Twitter._ We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Paul Solman Paul Solman Paul Solman has been a correspondent for the PBS News Hour since 1985, mainly covering business and economics. @paulsolman
A graphic chronicle of debt ceiling hikes from Bloomberg Businessweek. For the record, it doesn’t seem like either ‘political gamesmanship’ or a game of chicken, so much as a vivid illustration of how and why the national debt has grown. Click here to see the full infographic, and here to read the accompanying Businessweek article. This entry is cross-posted on the Making Sen$e page, where correspondent Paul Solman answers your economic and business questions _Follow Paul on Twitter._ We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now