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Lessons from Greece in US Debt Crisis
Despite public outrage and yesterday's riots over austerity measures, Athens was quiet today as the Greek parliament put the final touches on spending cuts and tax increases designed to unlock $17 billion in aid from the European Union , the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readDespite public outrage and yesterday's riots over austerity measures, Athens was quiet today as the Greek parliament put the final touches on spending cuts and tax increases designed to unlock $17 billion in aid from the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. If the US doesn't bite a similar bullet, will its "full faith and credit" be suspect in the eyes of the world?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Nick Malkoutzis
Macropolis
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Economist
Jacob Kirkegaard
Peterson Institute for International Economics