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Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future

Author
The National Academies
Published
Tue 19 Jan 2010
Episode Link
http://media.nap.edu/podcasts/nax100fiscalfut.mp3

A mismatch between the federal government's revenues and spending, now and in the foreseeable future, requires heavy borrowing, leading to a large and increasing federal debt. That increasing debt raises a serious challenge to all of the goals that various people expect their government to pursue. This podcast assesses some of the options and possibilities for setting the nation back on a path to a sustainable federal budget.

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