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 transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.
Recorded on June 18th, 2025
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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
