Monday, July 18, 2011

economy - "A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Debt Limit Debate" (video 53m14s)

From: Hillsdale College Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Subject: A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Debt Limit Debate
Uploaded on to Youtube by on Jul 13, 2011
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
 "A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Debt Limit Debate"
Speech delivered at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies & Citizenship in Washington, D.C. on July 8, 2011
SYNOPSIS: With debate over the possible increase of the federal debt limit dominating Congress, will brinksmanship give way to statesmanship?  How should citizens understand this debate? And what constitutional questions are at stake in it?
VERONIQUE DE RUGY is a senior research fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. She earned an M.A. in economics from the University of Paris IX-Dauphine and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. She writes a column for Reason magazine, is a regular contributor to The American, and also blogs at NRO and Big Government.
© Hillsdale College 2011

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