Will Debt Sink The American Empire? - In The Tank #455
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick present episode 455 of the In The Tank Podcast. The national debt is currently closing in on $35 trillion. Even more alarming, the cost of maintaining that debt is approaching $1 trillion annually - this is just the interest payment on the debt! Is this sustainable? Also, how long will the dollar remain the king currency when we pursue such reckless monetary and fiscal policy?
OPENING CHIT CHAT - TONIGHT IS DEBATE NIGHT
NPR - Biden and Trump will debate on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/nx-s1-5013579/trump-biden-presidential-debate-when
PRIMARY TOPIC - Will Debt Sink the American Empire?
Money Wise - How much purchasing power will we have in the next 5 years?
https://moneywise.com/research/americans-purchasing-power-plummets-as-inflation-slashes-salaries
NPR - Home prices just hit a record high. Here are 4 things to know about housing
WSJ - Will Debt Sink the American Empire?
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/will-debt-sink-the-american-empire-8459096b
Atlantic Council - Dollar Dominance Monitor
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geoeconomics-center/dollar-dominance-monitor/
The Economist - The fight to dethrone the dollar
https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/05/03/the-fight-to-dethrone-the-dollar
Reuters - US dollar's dominance secure, BRICS see no progress on de-dollarization -report
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