It’s The AAF Exchange — your source for clear, data-driven insight into today’s economic and domestic policy issues.

In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF President Douglas Holz-Eakin and Policy Analyst Jacob Jensen discuss housing affordability, the national debt, and the BRICS summit.

AAF products mentioned in today’s episode:

• In “Is Housing Affordability a Thing of the Past?” Holtz-Eakin walks through an alarming report on housing affordability.
• In “Treasury’s FY 2024 Statement Paints a Dimmer Fiscal Picture,” Director of Fiscal Policy Jordan Haring breaks down the data in Treasury’s final statement for FY 2024.
• In “The AAF Plan to Address the Nation’s Debt Challenge,” Holtz-Eakin and Haring walk through AAF’s framework to foster faster economic growth and reduce budget deficits through entitlement reform, addressing global threats, and tax reform.
• In “The Expansion of BRICS,” Jensen explains BRICS Pay, an alternative international payment system, and considers its potential implications for the U.S. economy and global position.
• In “Medicare for All: The Harris Plan,” AAF’s Center for Health and Economy models the impact of presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ Medicare for All proposal on health insurance coverage, provider access, medical productivity, and the federal budget.

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