Washington! We Have (a $35 Trillion) Problem!

Washington D.C. has a problem! A $35.7 trillion problem. And yet most people don't seem concerned about excessive government spending, massive budget deficits, and the growing national debt. In this episode of the Money Metals' Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey explains why people should be concerned. He digs deep into the numbers and points out some signs that the ramifications of the government's borrow-and-spend addiction and the spiraling debt are already reverberating through the economy.