1. Introduce the model of national saving and investment.
2. Describe the costs of rising public debt.

• National Debt Clock
• The Great Ponzi Scheme - Foundation for Economic Education
• US Debt Clock: National Debt, Student Debt, and More
• What Are the Dangers of Too Much Debt? | Learn Liberty
• The Fiscal & Economic Impact of the National Debt
• Rising Interest Rates May Blow Up the Federal Budget | Mises Wire

3. How did policies designed to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 affect the U.S. debt and the U.S. long-term growth?How Are We Paying for the Federal Response to the Coronavirus?

4. Nick Gillespie said one of the common arguments against immigration is that immigrants are a drain on the welfare system. Have you heard that argument before? Were you surprised by the data Nick Gillespie shared on this topic?

Sources:

• Undocumented Immigrants and the U.S. Economy

• The 5 Best Arguments Against Immigrationand Why They're WRONG

I encourage you to support your answer with personal experience and additional evidence from the following sources:

• Mises Institute
• Cato Institute
• Foundation for Economic Education

5. How can we solve the problem of the rising national debt-to-GDP ratio? List the consequences of each proposed solution.Why doesn't the government just keep printing money to pay off the national debt?

• We cannot continue to ignore the root causes of America's debt crisis | Learn Liberty
• In Defense of Defaulting on the National Debt | Mises Institute

6. If you could explore one question related to this topic in greater depth, what would it be?