EPISODE · Mar 26, 2026 · 1H 1M
The Mondale Dialogues Presents: A Dream Deferred: Today's Budget Chaos
from Dialogue Across Difference · host Dialogue Across Difference Podcast by Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
Half a century ago Walter Mondale joined a push to create a predictable and rational budgeting process in Congress. What happened to those high expectations? Congress rarely adopts annual budgets as intended, with government spending and tax cuts driving America's deficit toward the breaking point. The country's operations now rely on dare-devil bargaining that shuts the government down and unsettles vital programs. And just around the corner, Social Security insolvency looms. What can be done to bring sanity to congressional budgeting? About the series: The Mondale Dialogues is a series of events that project the decency and fairness that guided the public life of Walter F. Mondale and the principles he long fought for. They feature prominent local, national, and international luminaries working on pressing issues of our time. Students, faculty, community members, as well as our online global audience, will find the Mondale Dialogues engaging, informative and thought-provoking. Event made possible by Penny and Bill George and the George Family Foundation.
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Half a century ago Walter Mondale joined a push to create a predictable and rational budgeting process in Congress. What happened to those high expectations? Congress rarely adopts annual budgets as intended, with government spending and tax cuts driving America's deficit toward the breaking point. The country's operations now rely on dare-devil bargaining that shuts the government down and unsettles vital programs. And just around the corner, Social Security insolvency looms. What can be done to bring sanity to congressional budgeting? About the series: The Mondale Dialogues is a series of events that project the decency and fairness that guided the public life of Walter F. Mondale and the principles he long fought for. They feature prominent local, national, and international luminaries working on pressing issues of our time. Students, faculty, community members, as well as our online global audience, will find the Mondale Dialogues engaging, informative and thought-provoking. Event made possible by Penny and Bill George and the George Family Foundation.
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