Midterm Elections May Offer Last Chance to Avert Economic Disaster: Experts

Midterm Elections May Offer Last Chance to Avert Economic Disaster: Experts
The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Aug. 6, 2022. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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Amid a continuing rise in inflation, excessive federal spending, and growing public alarm about the state of the economy, the Nov. 8 midterm elections may represent one of the last opportunities to attain a legislative majority that’s willing and able to reverse the catastrophic fiscal policies pushing the country toward an implosion similar to the debt crisis that befell Greece in 2009, according to one economic expert.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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