Shared Sacrifice: Debating the Contours of U.S. Deficit Reduction
A discussion on deficit reduction measures hosted by Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security. The conversation will isolate dominant contributors to the U.S. fiscal deficit, identify practical solutions for restructuring government expenditures and revenues, and highlight political fault lines that threaten meaningful reform.
The event will be moderated by David Leonhardt, New York Times columnist.
Participants will include:
Dean Baker
Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Lisa Mensah
Executive Director, The Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security
Grover Norquist
President, Americans for Tax Reform
Andrew Stern
Senior Research Fellow, Georgetown Publilc Policy Institute
Eugene Steuerle
Institute Fellow & Richard B. Fisher Chair, The Urban Institute.