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Feb 4, 2020

America’s debt is “unsustainable”

That’s what former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said onstage in Washington with World Bank President David Malpass this morning as part of a wide-ranging discussion with Kai Ryssdal.

From left to right, David Malpass, Janet Yellen and Kai Ryssdal at George Washington University on Feb. 4.
From left to right, David Malpass, Janet Yellen and Kai Ryssdal at George Washington University on Feb. 4.
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America’s debt is “unsustainable”