The debt for the United States is $31.5 trillion, 120% of GDP. We spend 7% of our annual budget servicing the debt paying off the interest. The president's top economic advisor Lael Brainerd was on Good Morning America and said this isn't really a big enough deal to have a significant impact on the economy.
In this installment of the podcast, the crew talks about what’s in the debt ceiling agreement, why polls on the debt ceiling have been straight-up contradictory and what could happen if the legislation isn’t passed by next Monday. They also discuss the significant increase in laws involving sexuality and gender in Republican-led states and what Americans think about them. And Galen speaks with senior writer Monica Potts about her new book, "The Forgotten Girls."
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