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Robert Reich: “We have learned that the deficit and the overall Federal debt is less of a threat than we thought it was.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
We have learned that the deficit and the overall Federal debt is less of a threat than we thought it was.
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Robert Reich

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Reich discusses changing perceptions of federal debt and the need for revenue.

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