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Economic Growth Alone Won't Reduce the Debt

Economic Growth Alone Won't Reduce the Debt

Update: 2025-10-15
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This week on Facing the Future, former CBO director Doug Elmendorf of Harvard's Kennedy School discussed the state of the economy, the government shutdown and why policymakers should not rely on economic growth alone to rein in the unsustainable growth of debt.

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Economic Growth Alone Won't Reduce the Debt

Economic Growth Alone Won't Reduce the Debt

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