Jerome Powell: “Our debt is growing faster than our economy by a margin. And so I…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019

Our debt is growing faster than our economy by a margin. And so I think by definition that makes it unsustainable.

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Republican · District of Columbia

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Powell discusses the unsustainable growth of national debt relative to the economy.

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Jerome Powell: “Our debt is growing faster than our economy by a margin. And so I think by definition that makes it unsustainable.”