Is The U.S. Going Bankrupt? Debt Growth Is 'Explosive' | Barry Eichengreen The David Lin Report

Barry Eichengreen, the Distinguished Professor of Economics and Political Science at UC Berkeley, discusses the effect on rising debt levels in the U.S. on the economy and growth.

*This video was recorded on April 26, 2024

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0:00 - Intro
2:17 - Debt crisis
7:00 - Capital gains tax increase
9:20 - Public debt and emergencies
13:38 - Fiscal dominance
15:00 - Debt failures
16:16 - Argentina and dollarization
17:10 - Debt consolidation
19:45 - Optimal tax rate
21:23 - How to cut debt
23:27 - MMT
24:00 - Debt and stock markets
26:00 - History of reserve assets
27:42 - Will China supplant U.S.
30:33 - New world reserve currency
32:50 - CBDCs
39:40 - Dedollarization