The federal budget is not the same as a household budget

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has compared the federal budget to a household's credit limit, but economists don't buy that analogy. We'll unpack the differences.
Music from the episode
As It Was Harry Styles
Circles Taro Umebayashi
She Is Whimsical Arthur Benson
Snowchild The Weeknd
Told You So Paramore
The team
Nancy Farghalli
Executive Producer
Daisy Palacios
Senior Producer
Maria Hollenhorst
Producer
Sean McHenry
Associate Producer
Andie Corban
Associate Producer
Richard Cunningham
Associate Producer