
Episodes
142 episodes
Why the US Postal Service Loses Money on Every Package
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The Government's 600 Billion Dollar Tax Gap
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Why the Government Runs 90 Different Economic Development Programs
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How the Government's Discount Rate Shapes Trillion-Dollar Decisions
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Why the Pentagon Can't Pass an Audit After 30 Years
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How Cost-Plus Contracts Inflate Government Spending by Billions
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The Billions Wasted on Empty Federal Office Space
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The Trillion-Dollar Backlog of Government Building Repairs
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How Budget Baselines Hide Trillion-Dollar Spending Increases
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The Hidden Trillion-Dollar Cost of Retirement Tax Breaks
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The September Spending Frenzy That Wastes Billions
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How Government Pension Liabilities Create Hidden Debt
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Why the Government Pays 50 Percent More for Construction Than Private Firms
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How the Government Spends 60 Billion a Year on Unused Software Licenses
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How the Federal Government Pays Twice for the Same Software
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How Government Auditors Miss Billions in Medicare Fraud
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How Government Subsidies Create Billion-Dollar Drug Shortages
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How Government Subsidies Create Billion-Dollar Drug Shortages
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Why the Government Spends Billions on Idle Land
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Why the Government Sells Public Assets at a Loss
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How the Government Pays 40 Percent More for Prescription Drugs Than Medicare Should
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How the Government Borrows Eight Trillion Dollars a Year
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How Government Grants Create Phantom Jobs
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How Government Loan Guarantees Create Billion-Dollar Losses
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How Government Disaster Spending Creates Perpetual Rebuilding Cycles
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How the Government Pays Farmers Not to Farm
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How Government Grants Create Zombie Businesses
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How Government Accounting Rules Make a Trillion-Dollar Deficit Look Small
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Why the Federal Government Still Mails Paper Checks
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How Government Broadband Subsidies Created a Rural Digital Divide
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How Government Salary Caps Create Hidden Costs
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How One Procurement Rule Adds 30 Percent to Every Government Contract
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How Government Land Banking Drives Up Housing Costs
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How Government Travel Per Diems Waste Billions on Mediocre Hotels
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How Government Pension Funds Overpay Wall Street Fees
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How Government Budget Gimmicks Hide the True Deficit
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How the Government Spends 4 Billion on Obsolete Mainframes
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How Government Procurement Funds the Pentagon's Coffee Cups
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How the Federal Government Pays Doctors Below Market Rates
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How the Government Spends 50 Billion on Software Every Year
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How Government Drug Price Negotiation Actually Works
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How Government Bond Auctions Create Hidden Winners and Losers
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Why Government IT Procurement Costs Twice as Much
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How the Federal Governments Unfunded Pension Liability Works as a Stealth Tax
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Why Government Bond Auctions Are Rigged Against Retail Investors
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How Government Housing Vouchers Create Rent Inflation
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How the Federal Government Funds Sports Stadiums
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How the Federal Gas Tax Lost 40 Percent of Its Buying Power
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How One City’s Pension Math Broke Its Budget
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How the Federal Government Loses Billions on Underused Buildings
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Why Government Bonds Are the Most Powerful Tool You Cannot Use
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How Unfunded Mandates Shift Costs from Washington to Your Town
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How the IRS Spends 12 Billion on Paper Returns
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How the US Government Spends 30 Billion on Unused Buildings
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Why Government Land Auctions Leave Billions on the Table
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How the Federal Government Spends 5 Billion a Year on Vacant Office Space
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How the US Government Spends 7 Billion a Year on Unused Software Licenses
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How the US Government Pays Rent on Empty Buildings
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How Government Landlords Set Rent Wrong
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How Government Pension Funds Are Playing the Markets Wrong
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How Municipal Bankruptcy Actually Works
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How Subsidized Job Training Fails Workers and Taxpayers
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How Government Subsidies for Professional Sports Teams Actually Work
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Why States Borrowed Billions for Roads That Dont Exist
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How the US Government Spends 600 Billion a Year on Contractors It Cant Manage
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How Government Inefficiency Wastes 200 Billion a Year
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Why Government Debt Is Not Free Money
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Why Government Debt Is Cheaper Than Private Debt
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How Government Employee Pensions Are Underfunded by 5 Trillion Dollars
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How One Billion Dollars Vanishes in Government Payment Float
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How Government Procurement Drives Up Costs 40 Percent
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How Government Pension Funds Are Sitting on Billions in Unrealized Gains
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How Carbon Taxes Are Reshaping Public Budgets Worldwide
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How Government Procurement Creates a Two-Tier Economy
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Why Government Contracting Needs a Productivity Revolution
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Why Government Bonds Have a Hidden Tax Cost
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Why Government Owns So Much Vacant Land
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How Government Pension Funds Are Investing Like Hedge Funds
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Why Government Gold Hoards Cost Taxpayers Billions
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How Government Subsidies for Amazon Backfired
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Why Government Subsidies for Stadiums Never Pay Off
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Why the Government Pays More for Printer Ink Than Blood
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Why Government Infrastructure Costs 50 Percent More Than Private
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The Hidden 3 Percent Fee in Government Payment Cards
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Why Government Health Programs Overpay for Drugs by 50 Percent
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Why Governments Pay More for Software Than Private Companies
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How Government Pays More for Drugs Than Anyone Else
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Why Government Health Programs Overpay for Drugs by 50 Percent
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Why Government Software Projects Fail 70 Percent of the Time
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How One State Tax Break Cost More Than It Generated
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Why Government Disaster Rebuilds Cost 50 Percent More
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Why Government Rebuilds After Disasters Cost 50 Percent More
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How Government Land Banks Turn Vacant Lots Into Revenue
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Why Government Data Centers Are 40 Percent Empty
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Why the Government Spends Billions on Unused Software Licenses
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How One City Fixed Its Pension Crisis
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Why the Federal Government Pays More for Light Bulbs
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Why Your Tax Dollars Fund Empty Office Buildings
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How School Districts Waste Millions on Unused Bus Routes
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How Government Debt Auctions Set the Price of Borrowing
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Why Minnesota Created a Public Option for Generic Drugs
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How One City Taxed Itself Into a Recession and Back Out Again
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How Government Pension Funds Are Dumping Active Managers
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Why Government Procurement Costs You More
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How Argentina Broke Its Inflation Addiction in 18 Months
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How the Government Pays More for Office Supplies Than You Do
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How One State Audit Found 6,000 Ghost Employees on the Payroll
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Why Governments Borrow Trillions at Auction Like Clockwork
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Why Government Off-Balance-Sheet Entities Hide a Trillion-Dollar Problem
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Why Governments Keep Borrowing at the Short End
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Why Government IT Projects Cost Ten Times More Than Planned
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Why Governments Pay Two Different Prices for the Same Drug
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Why Government Health Programs Pay Double for Generic Drugs
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Why Governments Still Use Paper Checks in 2026
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Why Governments Pay Two Different Prices for the Same Drug
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How the US Treasury Borrows Trillions Like Clockwork
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How One Small County Got Its Budget Audited by Citizens
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Why Government Guarantees Create Hidden Debt
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How Governments Waste Billions on Unused Software Licenses
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How Government Pension Assumptions Hide Trillion-Dollar Gaps
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Why Governments Pay Rent to Themselves
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Why Government Spending Multipliers Are Smaller Than You Think
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Why Government Budgets Are Built on Fantasy Revenue Forecasts
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Why Government Spending Multipliers Are Smaller Than You Think
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Why Governments Still Pay for Things That Never Get Built
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Why Government Budgets Use Accrual Accounting
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The Hidden Economy of Government Surplus Auctions
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Why Government Travel Per Diems Cost You More Than You Think
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Why Your City's Budget Is Probably Bond-Rated Wrong
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How the Pentagon Keeps Its Books Secret
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How One City Turned Its Pension Crisis Around
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How Inflation Taxes You Without a Vote
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The Quiet Power of Fiscal Rules
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Why the Federal Government Is the Worlds Largest Landlord
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What Happens When a City Really Defaults
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Why Governments Still Love Infrastructure Bonds
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How Municipal Bonds Really Fund Your City
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The Real Cost of Government Subsidies for Chip Manufacturing
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The Strange Economics of Tolls and Public Roads
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How the Federal Reserve Funds the Government Without Congress
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Why US States Keep Cutting Taxes and What It Costs
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The National Debt Clock Is Spinning Faster Than You Think
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