Now that Democrats control the House, the question on many minds is what they will do with it.
Incoming Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will focus on corruption, money in politics, drug prices, gun control and protecting young immigrants. These are important but, in my view, second-order issues.
The biggest challenges facing the U.S. are much deeper and seriously jeopardize Americans' future prosperity. Namely, soaring national debt, Social Security's solvency and the lack of affordable health care.
As an economist, I've spent a lot of time researching and writing about these issues. And as a presidential candidate in 2016, I tried to put them on the national agenda when I staged an independent write-in campaign.
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