Can Economic Growth Help Solve Our Debt Problem?
Improving the country’s fiscal situation won’t be comfortable, but economic growth can help cushion the blow.
3 min readNoah Peterson is the Tax Foundation’s Editor.
Previously, he was Assistant Editor of the Claremont Review of Books and a graduate fellow at The Heritage Foundation. He has written for a variety of online and print publications, including the Claremont Review of Books, RealClearPolitics, and The New York Sun.
Noah graduated from the University of Southern California with a master’s degree in public policy and a bachelor’s degree in political science. He lives in San Diego, where he likes to golf, play pickleball, and hike.
Improving the country’s fiscal situation won’t be comfortable, but economic growth can help cushion the blow.
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