Ben Harris served in numerous high-ranking roles as a public sector economist and is now the vice president and director of economic studies at the Brooking Institution. In Ben’s first appearance on the show, he discusses the fiscal health of the US government, including the rising primary deficient, the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill, the proposition of stablecoins and AI as a solution to our debt, his love of basketball and much more. Check out the <a href= "https://www.mercatus.org/macro-musings/ben-harris-fiscal-health-us-government">transcript</a> for this week’s episode, now with links. Recorded on June 18th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: <a href= "https://macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/">Macroeconomic Policy Nexus</a> Follow David Beckworth on X: <a href= "https://twitter.com/DavidBeckworth">@DavidBeckworth</a> Follow Ben on X: <a href= "https://x.com/econ_harris">@econ_harris</a> Follow the show on X: <a href= "https://twitter.com/Macro_Musings">@Macro_Musings</a> Check out our Macro Musings <a href= "https://www.bonfire.com/store/mercatus-podcast-swag/">merch!</a> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@BeckworthDavid">Subscribe</a> to David's new BTS YouTube Channel  Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:01 - Ben’s Career 00:05:18 - Fiscal Health of the United States 00:07:57 - Big Beautiful Bill 00:12:15 - Debts and Deficits 00:14:47 - Costs and Risks of the Rising US Debt 00:37:05 - Stablecoins as a Potential Solution to US Debt 00:41:49 - Debt Ceiling 00:50:02 - AI and the Economy 00:54:58 - Outro

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