TMC Episode 14 - The Deficit, explained
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The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us.
The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”
Debt ceiling? Debt? Deficit? These terms get tossed around often in the news, but what do they mean? In the 2nd in a series of money issues in politics, this episode deals with the Deficit: some history, some politics, and how America can improve our collective situation.
As an added bonus a short redux of what The Mad Centrist is all about.
Show note links:
* Brookings Institution - Bias and Credibility - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
* Why did the budget deficit grow so much in FY 2023? And what does this imply about the future debt trajectory? | Brookings
* Who is the member of the FIRE community? Let’s math this stuff up !
* Interesting deficit by year list: US Budget Deficit History (thoughtco.com)
* A neat article with the Alexander Hamilton tidbit: How Long Has the U.S. Run Fiscal Deficits? (investopedia.com)
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