97. How Excessive Deficit Spending Hurts Americans & More w. Brian Riedl | Ep. 20
In LPP Episode #20, I interview Brian Riedl on his background, the ensuing federal fiscal crisis, the fiscal legacies of past presidents, imposing fiscal rules, & more to let people prosper.
Hello Friend,
In episode #20 of the Let People Prosper Show, I interview Mr. Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute about:
The fiscal legacIES of Bush, Obama, and Trump (see Figure 6)
Drivers of economic malaise from excessive spending and money printing
Thoughts on how to improve the budget, current events, and more
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Mr. Riedl’s bio (here):
Brian Riedl is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, focusing on budget, tax, and economic policy. Previously, he worked for six years as chief economist to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and as staff director of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth. He also served as a director of budget and spending policy for Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign and was the lead architect of the ten-year deficit-reduction plan for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign.
During 2001–11, Riedl served as the Heritage Foundation’s lead research fellow on federal budget and spending policy. In that position, he helped lay the groundwork for Congress to cap soaring federal spending, rein in farm subsidies, and ban pork-barrel earmarks. Riedl’s writing and research have been featured in, among others, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and National Review; he is a frequent guest on NBC, CBS, PBS, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, and C-SPAN.
Riedl holds a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in public affairs from Princeton University.
Find him on Twitter: @Brian_Riedl