Current：Home > MySimon says we're stuck with the debt ceiling (Encore) -StockSource
Simon says we're stuck with the debt ceiling (Encore)
View
Date：2025-04-14 01:02:57
This episode originally came out in October 2021.
Showdowns over the debt ceiling are like football — both are quintessentially American games.
It wasn't always this way, says Simon Rabinovitch of The Economist. The debt limit was originally supposed to make it easier for the government to spend money. Today on the show, we go from the original debt ceiling to "debt brakes" and "debt anchors."
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCasts and NPR One.
veryGood！ (485)
Related
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- Neurotech could connect our brains to computers. What could go wrong, right?
- Weaponizing the American flag as a tool of hate
- Rihanna Shares Message on Embracing Motherhood With Topless Maternity Shoot
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass
- Climate Change Will Increase Risk of Violent Conflict, Researchers Warn
- Colorectal cancer is rising among Gen X, Y & Z. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- How to show up for teens when big emotions arise
Ranking
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Several injured after Baltimore bus strikes 2 cars, crashes into building, police say
- Pay up, kid? An ER's error sends a 4-year-old to collections
- The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- Fight Over Fossil Fuel Influence in Climate Talks Ends With Murky Compromise
- Ranking Oil Companies by Climate Risk: Exxon Is Near the Top
- GOP Fails to Kill Methane Rule in a Capitol Hill Defeat for Oil and Gas Industry
Recommendation
Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
Jimmy Buffett Hospitalized for Issues That Needed Immediate Attention
Ignoring Scientists’ Advice, Trump’s EPA Rejects Stricter Air Quality Standard
Northeast Aims to Remedy E.V. ‘Range Anxiety’ with 11-State Charging Network
'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
Read the transcript: What happened inside the federal hearing on abortion pills
This safety-net hospital doctor treats mostly uninsured and undocumented patients
Yellowstone’s Grizzlies Wandering Farther from Home and Dying in Higher Numbers