Why Government Budget Baselines Are Rigged

Lucas and Luna dig into the Congressional Budget Office's baseline — the official starting point for every US budget debate. They explain how the baseline is built, why it assumes spending will grow indefinitely, and how this 'kicks the can' on hard choices. Expect a concrete walkthrough of the numbers: the 2025 baseline vs. actual discretionary spending caps, the arcane rules like Section 257 of the Budget Enforcement Act, and why a 'baseline fix' would change the deficit debate overnight. #CongressionalBudgetOffice #BudgetBaseline #USFederalBudget #DiscretionarySpending #BaselineFix #BudgetEnforcementAct #Section257 #DeficitDebate #FiscalPolicy #GovernmentSpending #Economics #PublicFinance #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EconomicsPodcast #GovernmentBudget #BudgetProcess #FiscalResponsibility Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo