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Who’s Afraid of the National Debt?

Who’s Afraid of the National Debt?

Update: 2024-10-03
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The United States national debt is rising to levels not seen since World War II. Many economists say Washington is on an unsustainable track, but no one knows when it will pass the point of crisis. What is at risk if U.S. debt continues to grow?


 


Featured Guests:


Maya MacGuineas (President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget)


Roger W. Ferguson Jr. (Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics, CFR)


 


For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/wim/whos-afraid-national-debt 

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Who’s Afraid of the National Debt?

Who’s Afraid of the National Debt?

Council on Foreign Relations