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America’s Debt Crisis Looms Over Tonight’s Presidential Debate, and the Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher

Fiscal recklessness threatens the very foundations of our economic prosperity.

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President Biden speaking about 'Bidenomics' on July 6, 2023, at West Columbia, South Carolina. AP/Meg Kinnard
VERONIQUE de RUGY
VERONIQUE de RUGY

During and after this week’s presidential debate, we must look beyond rhetoric and personality to the core issues shaping America’s future. 

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VERONIQUE de RUGY
VERONIQUE de RUGY

Veronique de Rugy is the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy and a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

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