Matters of Policy & Politics

Daniel Heil: Binge-Watching, Binge-Spending

2020-05-14

Over the past two months, the federal government has spent an unprecedented $2.6 trillion addressing the COVID-19 crisis, with another $3 trillion in new spending that is up for debate. Daniel Heil, a Hoover research fellow specializing in fiscal policy, explains the short- and long-term effects of “binge-spending” and why any serious conversation about fiscal and entitlement reform is years way at best. Did you like the show? You can rate, review, subscribe, and download the podcast on the fol...