Nikki Haley Discusses U.S. National Debt Crisis with Jamie Dimon
Haley Warns of Impending Bankruptcy of Social Security and Medicare, Proposes Entitlement Reform
- Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has discussed the U.S. national debt crisis with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller.
- Haley warns that Social Security and Medicare systems could go bankrupt within a decade without action.
- She proposes entitlement reform, including raising the retirement age and linking increases to inflation.
- The U.S. national debt is about $33 trillion, equivalent to 120% of the GDP.
- Wharton School Professor Kent Smetters warns that under current policies, the U.S. has a window of 20 years for corrective measures, beyond which no tax hikes or spending cuts could prevent the government from defaulting on its debt.