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The same is true for people who want to take out a car loan or pay down credit card debt.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Doing so would strengthen the American economy by making our businesses more dynamic and paying down the deficit at the same time.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
The focus is on paying down the debt with the highest interest rate first — while paying minimums on the others — then move on to the account with the next highest rate, and so on.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Under current state law, the state must transfer the $1.4 billion in surplus tax collections later this year to the state’s pension funds in order to pay down debt.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Doing so would strengthen the American economy by making our businesses more dynamic and paying down the deficit at the same time.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
The focus is on paying down the debt with the highest interest rate first — while paying minimums on the others — then move on to the account with the next highest rate, and so on.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Under current state law, the state must transfer the $1.4 billion in surplus tax collections later this year to the state’s pension funds in order to pay down debt.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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