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was she sleeping thru the Obama years? Yellen says rising deficit is unsustainable: 'If I had a magic wand, I would raise taxes' "If I had a magic wand, I would raise taxes and cut retirement spending," Yellen told CNBC's Steve Liesman at the Charles Schwab Impact conference in Washington, D.C., who characterized the U.S. debt path as "unsustainable." Yellen noted this will only get worse as more baby boomers retire and spending on retirement and health care programs grow. Fred Imbert \| @foimbert Published 7 Hours Ago Updated 5 Hours Ago CNBC.com Yellen: There's a risk the Fed could tighten too much by 2020 6 Hours Ago \| 03:11 The United States is taking on too much debt right now, a problem that is will only worsen moving forward, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday. "If I had a magic wand, I would raise taxes and cut retirement spending," Yellen told CNBC's Steve Liesman at the Charles Schwab Impact conference in Washington, D.C., who characterized the U.S. debt path as "unsustainable." The U.S. fiscal deficit rose to $779 billion in fiscal 2018, up 17 percent from the previous fiscal year. This happened after President Donald Trump signed a bill late last year slashing the corporate tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent. Spending levels climbed to their highest in six years while revenue only increased slightly. Yellen noted this will only get worse as more baby boomers retire and spending on retirement and health care programs grow. The former Fed chair also said she worries about the "role of the U.S. economy" as the two countries slap tariffs on each other's goods.