Paul Krugman and Jared Bernstein discussed the national debt and economic outlook, noting vulnerability to cuts affecting Medicare.
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What happened
Paul Krugman and Jared Bernstein discussed the national debt and economic outlook, noting vulnerability to cuts affecting Medicare.
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The entities involved
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Paul Krugman
American economist (born 1953)
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Medicare
US federal health insurance
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Jared Bernstein
American economist
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