Norbert Michel and Dominic Lett square off over whether fiscal or monetary policy is the bigger mess. Lett highlights how entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare are driving unsustainable debt levels, while Michel explains how post-2008 Federal Reserve changes have created risks of “fiscal dominance,” where monetary policy is increasingly shaped by government borrowing needs. Both stress that without structural reforms and political restraint, the U.S. faces uncertain and potentially catastrophic economic consequences.Show Notes:<a href="https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/comprehensive-evaluation-policy-rate-feedback-rules#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/comprehensive-evaluation-policy-rate-feedback-rules#</a><a href="https://www.cato.org/books/crushing-capitalism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/books/crushing-capitalism</a><a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/medicaid-driving-deficits-republicans-are-scarcely-tapping-brakes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/blog/medicaid-driving-deficits-republicans-are-scarcely-tapping-brakes</a><a href="https://www.cato.org/news-releases/senate-bill-could-increase-debt-6-trillion-cato-analysis#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cato.org/news-releases/senate-bill-could-increase-debt-6-trillion-cato-analysis#</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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