The senate votes to raise the debt ceiling, avoiding a default on our current debt. Every budgeting session congress seems to play a high-stakes game of "chicken" to see which party will cave to the other's demands first. Today we discuss how congressional Democrats got themselves into this predicament in the first place, explain national budgeting in America, and discuss why every few months there is a lingering threat of a government shutdown. We are also joined by a brand new guest--don't miss his hot takes!

The livestream of this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocQQe055cAk&t=132s

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