Credit Downgrade Should Serve As A Wake-Up Call

Just before Standard and Poor's downgraded U.S. debt, Tyler Cowen warned it would be a distraction to slam the ratings agency. Many analysts and economists doubt S&P, but Cowen argues that there are some real lessons to learn.

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Aug 8, 2011
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https://www.mercatus.org/sites/default/files/20110808_me_15.mp3
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http://www.npr.org/2011/08/08/139079198/asian-markets-slide-on-u-s-credit-downgrade [1]
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Government Spending [3]
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