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Debt, Homework, and Christie

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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The Debt Ceiling Crisis in the 2010s

The 2011 showdown, which led to a 10% across the board cut in spending. Some of us don't think that was good and has led to some of the military readiness and equipment problems we're seeing today. We're about to now reenter into a cycle in which lack of care with the long term needs of our defense are being sacrificed to the short term needs of discretionary spending. It's ridiculous. But we will see the media attacking that direction because they cannot, as Abe said, they cannot give McCarthy a win here.

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