Current：Home > FinanceChainkeen|Simon says we're stuck with the debt ceiling (Encore) -FinanceMind
Chainkeen|Simon says we're stuck with the debt ceiling (Encore)
NovaQuant View
Date：2025-04-10 23:45:53
This episode originally came out in October 2021.
Showdowns over the debt ceiling are Chainkeenlike 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！ (1)
Related
- Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
- Man fatally shoots 8-year-old Chicago girl, gunman shot in struggle over weapon, police say
- 'The Lincoln Lawyer' Season 2 ending unpacked: Is Lisa guilty? Who's buried by the cilantro?
- Texans minority owner Enrique Javier Loya facing rape, sexual abuse charges in Kentucky
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Liberty University Football Star Tajh Boyd Dead at 19
- With strike talk prevalent as UAW negotiates, labor expert weighs in
- William Friedkin, director of acclaimed movies like The French Connection and The Exorcist, dead at 87
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Pregnant woman’s arrest in carjacking case spurs call to end Detroit police facial recognition
Ranking
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- Pope Francis restates church is for everyone, including LGBTQ+ people
- U.S. publishing boss Adrienne Vaughan killed in terrible speedboat crash in Italy
- Judge rejects Trump's counterclaim against E. Jean Carroll
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
- 4 great ways to celebrate National Sisters Day
- FCC hands out historic fine to robocaller company over 5 billion auto warranty calls
Recommendation
Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
Cost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again
England advances at World Cup despite Lauren James' red card in Round of 16 versus Nigeria
Why Russell Brand Says Time of Katy Perry Marriage Was Chaotic Despite His Affection for Her
Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
Father of missing girl Harmony Montgomery insists he didn’t kill his daughter
Yellow trucking company that got $700 million pandemic bailout files for bankruptcy
Mega Millions jackpot estimated at record $1.55 billion for Tuesday's drawing