Description
Bipartisan Policy Center Economic Policy director Shai Akaba stalked about the stalemate over raising the debt limit and the potential impact of a default.
8 minutes
Keywords
- Bipartisan
- Brinksmanship
- Congress
- Credit
- Debit Limit
- Default
- Deficit
- Equity
- Gross Domestic Product
- House Of Representatives
- President
- Shutdown
- Treasury Department
Additional Resources
- Primary Source Current Event Video Analysis Handout - Google Docs
- Video Clip: Debt Limit and Government Spending
- Video Clip: U.S. Debt and Deficit Projections
- Video Clip: Government Spending and Debt
- Bell Ringer: National Debt and Fiscal Crises
- Bell Ringer: National Debt and Loanable Funds
- Bell Ringer: Debt Limit Role and History
- Bell Ringer: What Contributes to Budget Deficits?
- Bell Ringer: The Difference between the Deficit and the Debt