Unjerked E2 - National Debt

William Henderson and B. McGraw talk about the US National Debt. Why is it so high, and what do we spend the money on? What are the most realistic ways to reduce the national debt? Like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tunein, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, or Boomplay 3:03 US spend on healthcare 9:30 treasuries as safe assets 11:49 spending history 12:20 tax history 15:20 stable tax rate across all categories? 15:50 deficit history 17:54 national budget categories (2nd link) 22:40 who owns our debt? 27:30 source of revenue (2nd link) 32:14 social security tax cap 32:58 medicare source of revenue 39:17 drug price negotiations 42:00 CBO DoD reduction (2nd link) 42:40 Defense as % of GDP over time 44:24 Ukraine spending 45:31 Iraq/Afghanistan 46:10 Ukraine aid by category? Did you like this episode? Follow the Unjerked Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever podcasts are played, so you won't miss a new one.