Here's Why

Here's Why Governments Just Keep Piling Up Debt

Oct 11, 2024 · 9 min · 9.3 MB
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Government borrowing jumped during the pandemic, but big stimulus plans like the Inflation Reduction Act have added to the mountains of public debt. How worried should we be about how much each country owes, and are austerity policies inevitable to bring it under control? Bloomberg's Head of Economics and Government Stephanie Flanders joins host Stephen Carroll to discuss. 

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