Time for a national debt history lesson

The Senate just narrowly passed the latest version of the GOP tax
and spending bill, and the House will vote on it tomorrow.
Nonpartisan experts at the Congressional Budget Office say the
bill will add more than $3 trillion to the national debt, which
is already a whopping $36.2 trillion. In this episode, a few
economic historians tell us how we got here. Plus: Construction
spending falls again, Home Depot goes after large-scale pros and
the stock market rallies.


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