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What Next - TBD | Cities Are Running Out of Money

What Next - TBD | Cities Are Running Out of Money

Will the U.S. learn lessons from the Great Recession or just repeat the same mistakes?

Slate News · Slate Podcasts

July 17, 202021m 46s

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Show Notes

After months of coronavirus lockdowns, cities are taking stock of their finances. The situation is bleak. With plummeting sales and property tax revenue, American cities of all sizes may be facing a budget crisis. What happens when local governments have to cut their budgets by double-digit percentages? Will the federal government learn from the Great Recession and intervene?


Guests:

Minh Nguyen, owner of Cafe TH in Houston

Chris Brown, Houston City Controller

Mildred Warner, professor of urban planning at Cornell.

 

Host: Henry Grabar


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