Brian Riedl on the Current and Future Outlook for US Public Finance and Budget Reform

1

Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

How I Become a Budget Wonk

01:33 • 2min

3

The Rosie Scenario and the Federal Deficit

03:17 • 2min

4

The Debate on Interest Rates

05:40 • 3min

5

The Pushback From the Other Side of the Debt Crisis

09:08 • 2min

6

The Effects of COVID on the Elderly

11:27 • 5min

7

The Dollar Size of the Economy and the Primary Deficit

16:54 • 3min

8

The Importance of Total Debt

19:43 • 3min

9

The Debt Crisis: Who's Responsible?

22:23 • 3min

10

Biden's Promises on Social Security and Medicare Have No Basis in Reality

25:22 • 4min

11

The Middle Class Is the Tax Base That Pays Most of the Bills

29:45 • 2min

12

The Pushback to President Biden's Position on Taxing the Rich

32:10 • 2min

13

The Rich Can't Cover It All

34:33 • 3min

14

The Problem Republicans Aren't Addressing or Proposing Solutions to Budget Reform

37:28 • 3min

15

The Left's View on the Debt Crisis

40:45 • 3min

16

The Crisis Path Crisis

44:00 • 2min

17

How Social Security Can Help Close the Funding Gap

45:31 • 3min

18

President Biden's Use of Negotiating Price for Medicare

48:40 • 2min

19

The Cost of the Russia-Ukraine War

50:24 • 3min