Yesterday’s “World Roundup” edition of Foreign Exchanges included a troubling story about the United States defense budget. While the country’s leaders are facing a national default in the face of the debt ceiling, all eyes are on the negotiations between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden to avoid national bankruptcy and a global economic catastrophe. It’s easy to get lost in the weeds about government spending – a complex and virtually impenetrable web of interlocking interests and commitments. Click
Terrific piece. We were talking to two Brits over pints about TFG and I raised the issue of the US defense budget and price gouging. Also talked about social programs and what regular walking-around people want and are happy with. ‘Course I was not one having a pint. I was the nerdy one. You know.
Terrific piece. We were talking to two Brits over pints about TFG and I raised the issue of the US defense budget and price gouging. Also talked about social programs and what regular walking-around people want and are happy with. ‘Course I was not one having a pint. I was the nerdy one. You know.