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Vox Pop Hour 2 : The National Debt : 01/13/11

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Albany, NY – A draft proposal by President Obama's deficit commission suggests curbing social security benefits, and raising the retirement age. This is just one among a number of ideas the Obama deficit commission has developed in an attempt to reign in the national debt. WAMC's Alan Chartock explores this issue with Economist Michael Meeropol and listeners...