ANOTHER VIEW | LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL A dose of tough medicine that the nation needs | Las Vegas Review-Journal May 4, 2026 May 4, 2026 Updated May 4, 2026 × ZMG - PennyGem By following these simple enough strategies, you may be able to avoid debt altogether. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story! Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In one respect, the soaring national debt is a lot like the weather. Everybody complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. Paul U.S. SENATE kAm}@3@5J[ E92E :D[ 3FE $6?] #2?5 !2F=[ E96 z6?EF4<J #6AF3=:42?]k^AmkAmt:89E J62CD 28@[ $6?] !2F= :?EC@5F465 9:D “!6??J !=2? q2=2?465 qF586E[” 2? 677@CE E@ 32=2?46 E96 7656C2= 3@@<D H:E9:? 7:G6 J62CD] &?56C 9:D AC@A@D2=[ E96 8@G6C?>6?E H@F=5 92G6 DA6?E @?6 A6??J =6DD 7@C 6G6CJ 5@==2C :E DA6?E :? 7:D42= a_`g 7@C 6249 @7 E96 ?6IE 7:G6 J62CD “2E H9:49 A@:?E 32=2?46 :D C624965]” $A6?5:?8 H@F=5 E96? 92G6 8C@H? 2E `T 2??F2==J]k^Am kAm%96 A=2? 5:5 ?@E E@F49 $@4:2= $64FC:EJ 2?5 =67E :E FA E@ :?5:G:5F2= 286?4:6D @C r@?8C6DD E@ >2<6 E96 3F586E 25;FDE>6?ED] !2F= 2=D@ ?@E65 E92E E@E2= DA6?5:?8 H@F=5 92G6 DE:== :?4C62D65 3J `c]eT @G6C 2 `_\J62C H:?5@H] “~?=J :? (2D9:?8E@?[” 9:D ?6HD C6=62D6 DE2E65[ 4@F=5 DF49 2 DA6?5:?8 3F>A “36 492C24E6C:K65 2D 2 4FE]”k^Am People are also reading… UW-Madison's food-delivery robots pulled off campus How the Packers' 6 draft picks have fared this offseason Why Packers' top draft pick says there's 'never enough' off-field work Concerns linger related to Central-Denison Elementary School Plans presented to demolish downtown Lake Geneva building Deadline set for Simple Food Group to complete purchase of Sheridan Springs Road property Natural Grocers opens first Wisconsin store in Lake Geneva Lake Geneva to use leftover funds for alley and beach projects Brewers' Wisco Pop-Up event spotlights local businesses, Midwest streetwear culture Hollywood never made Fred MacMurray forget his Beaver Dam roots Retail anomaly Johnson’s One Stop thrives in rural Crawford County Lakeland Health Care Center renovations completed Program to address issues related to bird habitat loss Lake Geneva Cruise Line conducts mailboat jumper tryouts Thousands feared dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm}665=6DD E@ D2J[ !2F=’D AC@A@D2= H2D C6=682E65 E@ E96 4:C4F=2C 7:=6 :? 2 E@H? H96C6 6=64E65 @77:4:2=D 92G6 56G6=@A65 2 566A 255:4E:@? E@ DA6?5:?8 @E96C A6@A=6’D >@?6J H:E9@FE =:>:E2E:@? 2D 2 >62?D @7 D6=7 AC6D6CG2E:@?] t:89E J62CD =2E6C[ E96 563E 92D D<JC@4<6E65 7C@> Sa`]d EC:==:@? E@ ?62C=J Sbh EC:==:@?]k^Am New York City can’t afford big pensions and free buses | Allison Schrager Cities such as New York and Chicago are in deep financial trouble. Broadly speaking, they have two options: Make the difficult but appropriate… kAmqFE !2F= C6>2:?D F?52F?E65] ~G6C E96 A2DE 564256[ 96 92D 4@?E:?F65 E@ AC6D6?E 32=2?465\3F586E A=2?D[ E96 =2E6DE 4@>:?8 E9:D J62C H:E9 H92E :D ?@H 42==65 9:D $:I !6??J !=2?[ 2 >@C6 288C6DD:G6 2AAC@249 ?646DD:E2E65 3J E96 ?2E:@?’D H@CD6?:?8 7:D42= 4@?5:E:@? 3C@F89E 23@FE 3J E96 C67FD2= @7 r@?8C6DD E@ C6DEC2:? :ED6=7]k^Am kAm&?56C E96 AC@A@D2=[ “E96 7:CDE J62C H@F=5 C6DF=E :? DA6?5:?8 2E hcT @7 4FCC6?E =6G6=D[ H:E9 2??F2= C65F4E:@?D @7 eT 4@?E:?F:?8 F?E:= 32=2?46 :D 249:6G65 :? J62C 7:G6] p7E6C E96 7:7E9 J62C[ DA6?5:?8 H@F=5 36 2==@H65 E@ C:D6 2E E96 D2>6 A246 2D C6G6?F6D @G6C E96 ?6IE 7:G6 J62CD]”k^Am kAms6>@4C2ED H:== ?@ 5@F3E =236= !2F=’D 677@CED 2D 962CE=6DD 2?5 4CF6= 2?5 :8?@C:?8 C6G6?F6D “=@DE” 3642FD6 @7 v~! E2I 4FED E92E 2==@H A6@A=6 E@ <66A >@C6 @7 E96:C @H? >@?6J] *6E 2E =62DE 96 :D 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ 9:89=:89E 2? :DDF6 E92E 76H A6@A=6 :?D:56 E96 q6=EH2J E2<6 D6C:@FD=J] q6D:56D[ H6’C6 DE:== H2:E:?8 7@C E96 AC@8C6DD:G6 E2I 9:<6 A=2? E92E A6?4:=D @FE 2D 2? 2?E:5@E6 E@ E96 4@F?ECJ’D D62 @7 C65 :?<]k^AmkAm%96 }2E:@?2= %2IA2J6CD &?:@? 4C65:ED !2F= H:E9 2E =62DE “ECJ:?8 E@ 86E @FC 7:D42= 9@FD6 :? @C56C[” 24<?@H=658:?8 E92E 9:D 3F586E @FE=:?6 “H@F=5 8:G6 2 5@D6 @7 E@F89 >65:4:?6 E@ 562= H:E9 @FC ?2E:@?’D 3F586E :==D[ 3FE :E :D >65:4:?6 @FC ?2E:@? ?665D]”k^Am kAm#6AF3=:42?D D9@F=5 6>3C246 !2F=’D AC@A@D2= 2D 2 H2J E@ >@G6 E96 4@?G6CD2E:@? 7@CH2C5 367@C6 E96 ?2E:@? D2:=D 2?J 7FCE96C :?E@ E96 52C<6?:?8 7:D42= DE@C> 4=@F5D]k^Am Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Simple steps to stay out of debt By following these simple enough strategies, you may be able to avoid debt altogether. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
New York City can’t afford big pensions and free buses | Allison Schrager Cities such as New York and Chicago are in deep financial trouble. Broadly speaking, they have two options: Make the difficult but appropriate…
Simple steps to stay out of debt By following these simple enough strategies, you may be able to avoid debt altogether. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
