The Fiscal Policy Podcast with Fexingo: Government Budgets, Stimulus, and Public Spending

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The Fiscal Policy Podcast with Fexingo: Government Budgets, Stimulus, and Public Spending

Lucas and Luna dissect the machinery of public finance — how governments borrow, spend, and tax — without the political theater. Each episode examines a single fiscal lever: a stimulus check's ripple through consumer debt, the bond market's reaction to a budget deficit, or the real cost of infrastructure spending. Lucas traces the Treasury's cash flows with a fountain pen across an abstract budget breakdown, while Luna presses on the human outcomes: which households actually benefit from a child tax credit, why a state's pension gap widens, or how procurement rules inflate the price of a new highway. The show serves economists, policy analysts, and investors who need to understand fiscal reality as it unfolds — not as campaign slogans. Expect granular case studies, from Japan's lost-decade stimulus to the U.S. inflation reduction act's supply-chain effects, with both hosts citing specific CBO scores, IMF working papers, and Federal Reserve research. They never forecast without data, never moralize, and never reduce a trillion-dollar decision to a soundbite. By the end, you'll know why the yield curve inverted — and why it matters for the next round of municipal bonds you're holding.

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Episodes

142 episodes

Why the US Postal Service Loses Money on Every Package

Aug 1, 2026 · 9:03
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The Government's 600 Billion Dollar Tax Gap

Jul 30, 2026 · 6:32
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Why the Government Runs 90 Different Economic Development Programs

Jul 30, 2026 · 5:47
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How the Government's Discount Rate Shapes Trillion-Dollar Decisions

Jul 29, 2026 · 7:55
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Why the Pentagon Can't Pass an Audit After 30 Years

Jul 29, 2026 · 5:42
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How Cost-Plus Contracts Inflate Government Spending by Billions

Jul 28, 2026 · 4:58
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The Billions Wasted on Empty Federal Office Space

Jul 28, 2026 · 9:07
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The Trillion-Dollar Backlog of Government Building Repairs

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:53
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How Budget Baselines Hide Trillion-Dollar Spending Increases

Jul 27, 2026 · 7:38
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The Hidden Trillion-Dollar Cost of Retirement Tax Breaks

Jul 26, 2026 · 8:12
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The September Spending Frenzy That Wastes Billions

Jul 26, 2026 · 7:03
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How Government Pension Liabilities Create Hidden Debt

Jul 25, 2026 · 9:34
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Why the Government Pays 50 Percent More for Construction Than Private Firms

Jul 24, 2026 · 8:46
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How the Government Spends 60 Billion a Year on Unused Software Licenses

Jul 23, 2026 · 8:39
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How the Federal Government Pays Twice for the Same Software

Jul 23, 2026 · 7:45
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How Government Auditors Miss Billions in Medicare Fraud

Jul 22, 2026 · 11:43
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How Government Subsidies Create Billion-Dollar Drug Shortages

Jul 22, 2026 · 9:01
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How Government Subsidies Create Billion-Dollar Drug Shortages

Jul 21, 2026 · 8:03
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Why the Government Spends Billions on Idle Land

Jul 21, 2026 · 10:09
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Why the Government Sells Public Assets at a Loss

Jul 20, 2026 · 10:01
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How the Government Pays 40 Percent More for Prescription Drugs Than Medicare Should

Jul 20, 2026 · 11:51
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How the Government Borrows Eight Trillion Dollars a Year

Jul 19, 2026 · 7:28
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How Government Grants Create Phantom Jobs

Jul 19, 2026 · 11:07
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How Government Loan Guarantees Create Billion-Dollar Losses

Jul 18, 2026 · 8:39
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How Government Disaster Spending Creates Perpetual Rebuilding Cycles

Jul 18, 2026 · 8:50
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How the Government Pays Farmers Not to Farm

Jul 17, 2026 · 10:10
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How Government Grants Create Zombie Businesses

Jul 17, 2026 · 8:06
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How Government Accounting Rules Make a Trillion-Dollar Deficit Look Small

Jul 16, 2026 · 7:38
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Why the Federal Government Still Mails Paper Checks

Jul 16, 2026 · 8:57
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How Government Broadband Subsidies Created a Rural Digital Divide

Jul 15, 2026 · 10:52
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How Government Salary Caps Create Hidden Costs

Jul 15, 2026 · 10:05
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How One Procurement Rule Adds 30 Percent to Every Government Contract

Jul 14, 2026 · 10:00
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How Government Land Banking Drives Up Housing Costs

Jul 14, 2026 · 9:12
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How Government Travel Per Diems Waste Billions on Mediocre Hotels

Jul 13, 2026 · 11:00
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How Government Pension Funds Overpay Wall Street Fees

Jul 13, 2026 · 8:35
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How Government Budget Gimmicks Hide the True Deficit

Jul 12, 2026 · 8:13
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How the Government Spends 4 Billion on Obsolete Mainframes

Jul 12, 2026 · 10:52
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How Government Procurement Funds the Pentagon's Coffee Cups

Jul 11, 2026 · 8:43
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How the Federal Government Pays Doctors Below Market Rates

Jul 11, 2026 · 9:41
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How the Government Spends 50 Billion on Software Every Year

Jul 10, 2026 · 7:55
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How Government Drug Price Negotiation Actually Works

Jul 10, 2026 · 10:25
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How Government Bond Auctions Create Hidden Winners and Losers

Jul 9, 2026 · 11:17
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Why Government IT Procurement Costs Twice as Much

Jul 9, 2026 · 10:35
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How the Federal Governments Unfunded Pension Liability Works as a Stealth Tax

Jul 8, 2026 · 11:26
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Why Government Bond Auctions Are Rigged Against Retail Investors

Jul 8, 2026 · 10:37
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How Government Housing Vouchers Create Rent Inflation

Jul 7, 2026 · 8:07
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How the Federal Government Funds Sports Stadiums

Jul 7, 2026 · 8:44
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How the Federal Gas Tax Lost 40 Percent of Its Buying Power

Jul 6, 2026 · 11:42
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How One City’s Pension Math Broke Its Budget

Jul 6, 2026 · 9:41
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How the Federal Government Loses Billions on Underused Buildings

Jul 5, 2026 · 7:42
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Why Government Bonds Are the Most Powerful Tool You Cannot Use

Jul 5, 2026 · 10:31
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How Unfunded Mandates Shift Costs from Washington to Your Town

Jul 4, 2026 · 9:49
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How the IRS Spends 12 Billion on Paper Returns

Jul 4, 2026 · 8:43
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How the US Government Spends 30 Billion on Unused Buildings

Jul 3, 2026 · 7:47
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Why Government Land Auctions Leave Billions on the Table

Jul 3, 2026 · 9:54
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How the Federal Government Spends 5 Billion a Year on Vacant Office Space

Jul 2, 2026 · 7:37
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How the US Government Spends 7 Billion a Year on Unused Software Licenses

Jul 2, 2026 · 6:07
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How the US Government Pays Rent on Empty Buildings

Jul 1, 2026 · 7:12
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How Government Landlords Set Rent Wrong

Jul 1, 2026 · 12:43
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How Government Pension Funds Are Playing the Markets Wrong

Jun 30, 2026 · 9:17
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How Municipal Bankruptcy Actually Works

Jun 30, 2026 · 9:26
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How Subsidized Job Training Fails Workers and Taxpayers

Jun 29, 2026 · 8:49
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How Government Subsidies for Professional Sports Teams Actually Work

Jun 29, 2026 · 8:18
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Why States Borrowed Billions for Roads That Dont Exist

Jun 28, 2026 · 7:38
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How the US Government Spends 600 Billion a Year on Contractors It Cant Manage

Jun 28, 2026 · 9:03
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How Government Inefficiency Wastes 200 Billion a Year

Jun 27, 2026 · 9:38
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Why Government Debt Is Not Free Money

Jun 27, 2026 · 9:55
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Why Government Debt Is Cheaper Than Private Debt

Jun 26, 2026 · 9:06
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How Government Employee Pensions Are Underfunded by 5 Trillion Dollars

Jun 26, 2026 · 7:07
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How One Billion Dollars Vanishes in Government Payment Float

Jun 25, 2026 · 8:55
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How Government Procurement Drives Up Costs 40 Percent

Jun 25, 2026 · 10:36
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How Government Pension Funds Are Sitting on Billions in Unrealized Gains

Jun 24, 2026 · 9:03
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How Carbon Taxes Are Reshaping Public Budgets Worldwide

Jun 24, 2026 · 13:17
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How Government Procurement Creates a Two-Tier Economy

Jun 23, 2026 · 8:22
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Why Government Contracting Needs a Productivity Revolution

Jun 23, 2026 · 9:35
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Why Government Bonds Have a Hidden Tax Cost

Jun 22, 2026 · 6:39
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Why Government Owns So Much Vacant Land

Jun 22, 2026 · 7:39
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How Government Pension Funds Are Investing Like Hedge Funds

Jun 21, 2026 · 5:21
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Why Government Gold Hoards Cost Taxpayers Billions

Jun 21, 2026 · 8:58
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How Government Subsidies for Amazon Backfired

Jun 20, 2026 · 11:44
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Why Government Subsidies for Stadiums Never Pay Off

Jun 20, 2026 · 10:29
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Why the Government Pays More for Printer Ink Than Blood

Jun 19, 2026 · 7:07
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Why Government Infrastructure Costs 50 Percent More Than Private

Jun 19, 2026 · 10:43
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The Hidden 3 Percent Fee in Government Payment Cards

Jun 18, 2026 · 7:05
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Why Government Health Programs Overpay for Drugs by 50 Percent

Jun 18, 2026 · 11:19
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Why Governments Pay More for Software Than Private Companies

Jun 17, 2026 · 5:58
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How Government Pays More for Drugs Than Anyone Else

Jun 17, 2026 · 9:25
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Why Government Health Programs Overpay for Drugs by 50 Percent

Jun 16, 2026 · 8:15
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Why Government Software Projects Fail 70 Percent of the Time

Jun 16, 2026 · 6:33
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How One State Tax Break Cost More Than It Generated

Jun 15, 2026 · 6:36
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Why Government Disaster Rebuilds Cost 50 Percent More

Jun 15, 2026 · 8:43
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Why Government Rebuilds After Disasters Cost 50 Percent More

Jun 14, 2026 · 12:20
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How Government Land Banks Turn Vacant Lots Into Revenue

Jun 14, 2026 · 12:42
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Why Government Data Centers Are 40 Percent Empty

Jun 13, 2026 · 8:41
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Why the Government Spends Billions on Unused Software Licenses

Jun 13, 2026 · 9:09
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How One City Fixed Its Pension Crisis

Jun 12, 2026 · 9:06
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Why the Federal Government Pays More for Light Bulbs

Jun 12, 2026 · 10:07
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Why Your Tax Dollars Fund Empty Office Buildings

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:10
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How School Districts Waste Millions on Unused Bus Routes

Jun 11, 2026 · 7:57
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How Government Debt Auctions Set the Price of Borrowing

Jun 10, 2026 · 9:51
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Why Minnesota Created a Public Option for Generic Drugs

Jun 10, 2026 · 12:13
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How One City Taxed Itself Into a Recession and Back Out Again

Jun 9, 2026 · 8:45
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How Government Pension Funds Are Dumping Active Managers

Jun 9, 2026 · 9:56
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Why Government Procurement Costs You More

Jun 8, 2026 · 7:49
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How Argentina Broke Its Inflation Addiction in 18 Months

Jun 8, 2026 · 12:42
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How the Government Pays More for Office Supplies Than You Do

Jun 7, 2026 · 10:29
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How One State Audit Found 6,000 Ghost Employees on the Payroll

Jun 7, 2026 · 8:59
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Why Governments Borrow Trillions at Auction Like Clockwork

Jun 6, 2026 · 8:14
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Why Government Off-Balance-Sheet Entities Hide a Trillion-Dollar Problem

Jun 6, 2026 · 7:12
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Why Governments Keep Borrowing at the Short End

Jun 5, 2026 · 10:13
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Why Government IT Projects Cost Ten Times More Than Planned

Jun 5, 2026 · 6:36
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Why Governments Pay Two Different Prices for the Same Drug

Jun 4, 2026 · 7:56
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Why Government Health Programs Pay Double for Generic Drugs

Jun 4, 2026 · 7:28
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Why Governments Still Use Paper Checks in 2026

Jun 3, 2026 · 9:50
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Why Governments Pay Two Different Prices for the Same Drug

Jun 3, 2026 · 8:29
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How the US Treasury Borrows Trillions Like Clockwork

Jun 2, 2026 · 8:31
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How One Small County Got Its Budget Audited by Citizens

Jun 2, 2026 · 9:25
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Why Government Guarantees Create Hidden Debt

Jun 1, 2026 · 9:00
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How Governments Waste Billions on Unused Software Licenses

Jun 1, 2026 · 8:53
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How Government Pension Assumptions Hide Trillion-Dollar Gaps

May 31, 2026 · 9:29
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Why Governments Pay Rent to Themselves

May 31, 2026 · 10:40
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Why Government Spending Multipliers Are Smaller Than You Think

May 30, 2026 · 10:42
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Why Government Budgets Are Built on Fantasy Revenue Forecasts

May 30, 2026 · 7:47
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Why Government Spending Multipliers Are Smaller Than You Think

May 29, 2026 · 8:20
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Why Governments Still Pay for Things That Never Get Built

May 29, 2026 · 9:31
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Why Government Budgets Use Accrual Accounting

May 28, 2026 · 10:19
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The Hidden Economy of Government Surplus Auctions

May 28, 2026 · 10:32
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Why Government Travel Per Diems Cost You More Than You Think

May 27, 2026 · 10:21
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Why Your City's Budget Is Probably Bond-Rated Wrong

May 27, 2026 · 12:15
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How the Pentagon Keeps Its Books Secret

May 26, 2026 · 8:08
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How One City Turned Its Pension Crisis Around

May 26, 2026 · 8:07
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How Inflation Taxes You Without a Vote

May 25, 2026 · 7:11
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The Quiet Power of Fiscal Rules

May 25, 2026 · 12:51
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Why the Federal Government Is the Worlds Largest Landlord

May 24, 2026 · 9:46
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What Happens When a City Really Defaults

May 24, 2026 · 8:35
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Why Governments Still Love Infrastructure Bonds

May 23, 2026 · 9:38
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How Municipal Bonds Really Fund Your City

May 23, 2026 · 11:48
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The Real Cost of Government Subsidies for Chip Manufacturing

May 22, 2026 · 9:26
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The Strange Economics of Tolls and Public Roads

May 22, 2026 · 8:10
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How the Federal Reserve Funds the Government Without Congress

May 21, 2026 · 8:34
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Why US States Keep Cutting Taxes and What It Costs

May 21, 2026 · 11:29
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The National Debt Clock Is Spinning Faster Than You Think

May 19, 2026 · 12:55
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