2025 5-22 Matters of Democracy "p...
2025 5-22 Matters of Democracy "perfect fiscal policy storm", Medicaid cuts, Corruption and "Not Normal"

Matters of Democracy podcast di THOMAS MARINO

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"perfect fiscal policy storm" where tax reform efforts are colliding with budget debates and the debt-ceiling issue. The WSJ notes that the U.S. national debt is nearing $29 trillion with a significant annual budget deficit of $1.83 trillion in 2024 alone.

There’s not one Democrat, there’s not one Republican, that has a plan to pay off a dime’s worth of debt, not one of them.

Despite holding a majority in both the House and Senate, the Republican party is experiencing internal divisions, or "cracks,"

the Democratic party as "leaderless and message-less" and currently "irrelevant."

the bill still faces an uncertain future in the Senate, where some Republican senators have expressed opposition to certain provisions, like the proposed Medicaid changes.

financial markets are reacting negatively to the lack of fiscal res ... 

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