Where Our Debt Came From; Where Money Could Go
This week, the president's fiscal commission meets to try and arrive at a debt-reduction plan for the nation. NPR's Scott Horsley and John Ydstie join host Liane Hansen to talk about factors that...
View ArticleCounting The Reasons Why Deficits Keep Growing
How did the world's most powerful government end up with deficits so threatening and large? The financial crisis is partly to blame for the federal red ink, but so are the promises made to American...
View ArticleSolving Federal Debt Crisis Hinges On Compromises
A new plan from the heads of a White House commission, calling for significant spending cuts and new tax revenues, faces protests from both the left and the right. But its authors say lawmakers can...
View ArticleHeeding Wake-Up Call Could Mitigate Debt Crisis
President Obama's fiscal commission begins its final round of meetings Tuesday, which may or may not produce a plan to cut the nation's growing debt. Experts say a debt crisis could come in 18 months...
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