The Debt Crisis: Are Politicians the Problem?
137 views · Published 12 August 2011 · 2:01 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs · 2011 · News & Politics
Instead of taking a leadership role, United States politicians merely "kicked the can down the road" to resolve the debt ceiling crisis, simultaneously kicking off a U.S. credit rating downgrade and a global stock market meltdown. Should the U.S. government be given more or less authority in light of recent events? This Global Ethics Corner slideshow is part of a weekly series from the Carnegie Council. To watch the entire series, go to: http://www.carnegiecouncil.org/resources/gec/index.html
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