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An uncorrected transcript with remarks from Arthur Brooks, David Brooks and Rep. Paul Ryan from The American Enterprise Debate: How Much Government is Good Government?

When the G8 major economies convened at Camp David last weekend, the continuing crisis of the euro, common currency of 17 European Union (EU) members, dominated the economic discussions. The agonies of Greece, badly divided in recent parliamentary elections, and forced to vote again on 17 June, were at the forefront.