Is There a Way to Avoid Government Shut Downs?

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Government shut downs are like a looming threat under almost every president. Is there a way to avoid being in this position in the future? There've been a lot of ideas proposed to try to prevent this. The treasury can actually mint a two trillion dollar coin um an deposit that in the federal reserve, and that can be a way to navigate this larger conflict with it.

Moderates and progressives are threatening to vote down different parts of their own party’s agenda, all while a government shutdown looms. Vox’s Li Zhou explains why.

Today’s show was produced by Will Reid with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Haleema Shah.

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