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Hasty Fiscal Fix to the Deficit
PBS NewsHour
Narrator PBS NewsHour
Publisher: NewsHour Productions
Summary
Though Republicans claim $2.2 trillion would be saved by their plan for long-term deficit reduction, economist Paul Krugman calls it a "vapor plan," with few details on where savings will come from. Gwen Ifill talks to Krugman about why he thinks reducing the deficit too fast could push the economy back into recession.
Duration: 9 minutes (00:08:40) Publishing date: 2012-12-04; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —
