The Fiscal Policy Podcast with Fexingo: Government Budgets, Stimulus, and Public Spending

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Lucas and Luna dissect the machinery of public finance — how governments borrow, spend, and tax — without the political theater. Each episode examines a single fiscal lever: a stimulus check's ripple through consumer debt, the bond market's reaction to a budget deficit, or the real cost of infrastructure spending. Lucas traces the Treasury's cash flows with a fountain pen across an abstract budget breakdown, while Luna presses on the human outcomes: which households actually benefit from a child tax credit, why a state's pension gap widens, or how procurement rules inflate the price of a new highway. The show serves economists, policy analysts, and investors who need to understand fiscal reality as it unfolds — not as campaign slogans. Expect granular case studies, from Japan's lost-decade stimulus to the U.S. inflation reduction act's supply-chain effects, with both hosts citing specific CBO scores, IMF working papers, and Federal Reserve research. They never forecast without data, never moralize, and never reduce a trillion-dollar decision to a soundbite. By the end, you'll know why the yield curve inverted — and why it matters for the next round of municipal bonds you're holding. #FiscalPolicy #GovernmentBudget #PublicSpending #Stimulus #NationalDebt #TaxPolicy #MonetaryPolicy #FederalReserve #TreasuryBonds #Infrastructure #DeficitSpending #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Business #Macroeconomics #FiscalMultiplier #CBO Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Episode Date
How the Government's Pension Math Hides Billions in Debt
Aug 27, 2026
How Public Debt Becomes a Hidden Tax on Growth
Aug 26, 2026
Why Governments Dither on Big Projects
Aug 25, 2026
Why the Government Pays More for Space Than Musk Does
Aug 24, 2026
How the US Government Overpays for Electricity
Aug 23, 2026
How Government Fights Over Petty Cash Hide Bigger Waste
Aug 22, 2026
How the US Government Pays Twice for the Same Prescriptions
Aug 21, 2026
How the Government's Student Loan Cuts Higher Ed
Aug 20, 2026
How Government Bonds Pay Negative Interest
Aug 19, 2026
How the US Government Lost Billions Buying Generic Drugs
Aug 18, 2026
The Trillion Dollar Question Behind Public Pension Funds
Aug 17, 2026
Why the Government Keeps Bailing Out Its Own Insurers
Aug 16, 2026
Why the Federal Budget Process Is Broken
Aug 15, 2026
Why the Government's Flood Insurance Program Is Drowning in Debt
Aug 14, 2026
Why Government Pension Math Is So Confusing
Aug 13, 2026
How the Government Decides Whether a Benefit Is Worth Its Cost
Aug 12, 2026
Why Government Bonds Sometimes Pay Negative Interest
Aug 11, 2026
How the IRS Loses Billions to Overworked Agents
Aug 10, 2026
Why Government Projects Always Cost More Than Estimated
Aug 09, 2026
Why Government Bonds Can Pay You Negative Interest
Aug 08, 2026
Why Government IT Projects Keep Failing
Aug 07, 2026
Why the Government Pays a Fortune for Ordinary Items
Aug 06, 2026
Why the US Government Spends Five Dollars on a Dollar's Worth of Parts
Aug 05, 2026
The Hidden Billions in Government Travel Spending
Aug 04, 2026
How the Federal Government Misses Billions in Improper Payments
Aug 03, 2026
Why Government Grants Pay for Private Golf Course Renovations
Aug 02, 2026
Why the US Postal Service Loses Money on Every Package
Aug 01, 2026
The Government's 600 Billion Dollar Tax Gap
Jul 30, 2026
Why the Government Runs 90 Different Economic Development Programs
Jul 30, 2026
How the Government's Discount Rate Shapes Trillion-Dollar Decisions
Jul 29, 2026
Why the Pentagon Can't Pass an Audit After 30 Years
Jul 29, 2026
How Cost-Plus Contracts Inflate Government Spending by Billions
Jul 28, 2026
The Billions Wasted on Empty Federal Office Space
Jul 28, 2026
The Trillion-Dollar Backlog of Government Building Repairs
Jul 27, 2026
How Budget Baselines Hide Trillion-Dollar Spending Increases
Jul 27, 2026
The Hidden Trillion-Dollar Cost of Retirement Tax Breaks
Jul 26, 2026
The September Spending Frenzy That Wastes Billions
Jul 26, 2026
How Government Pension Liabilities Create Hidden Debt
Jul 25, 2026
Why the Government Pays 50 Percent More for Construction Than Private Firms
Jul 24, 2026
How the Government Spends 60 Billion a Year on Unused Software Licenses
Jul 23, 2026
How the Federal Government Pays Twice for the Same Software
Jul 23, 2026
How Government Auditors Miss Billions in Medicare Fraud
Jul 22, 2026
How Government Subsidies Create Billion-Dollar Drug Shortages
Jul 22, 2026
How Government Subsidies Create Billion-Dollar Drug Shortages
Jul 21, 2026
Why the Government Spends Billions on Idle Land
Jul 21, 2026
Why the Government Sells Public Assets at a Loss
Jul 20, 2026
How the Government Pays 40 Percent More for Prescription Drugs Than Medicare Should
Jul 20, 2026
How the Government Borrows Eight Trillion Dollars a Year
Jul 19, 2026
How Government Grants Create Phantom Jobs
Jul 19, 2026
How Government Loan Guarantees Create Billion-Dollar Losses
Jul 18, 2026
How Government Disaster Spending Creates Perpetual Rebuilding Cycles
Jul 18, 2026
How the Government Pays Farmers Not to Farm
Jul 17, 2026
How Government Grants Create Zombie Businesses
Jul 17, 2026
How Government Accounting Rules Make a Trillion-Dollar Deficit Look Small
Jul 16, 2026
Why the Federal Government Still Mails Paper Checks
Jul 16, 2026
How Government Broadband Subsidies Created a Rural Digital Divide
Jul 15, 2026
How Government Salary Caps Create Hidden Costs
Jul 15, 2026
How One Procurement Rule Adds 30 Percent to Every Government Contract
Jul 14, 2026
How Government Land Banking Drives Up Housing Costs
Jul 14, 2026
How Government Travel Per Diems Waste Billions on Mediocre Hotels
Jul 13, 2026
How Government Pension Funds Overpay Wall Street Fees
Jul 13, 2026
How Government Budget Gimmicks Hide the True Deficit
Jul 12, 2026
How the Government Spends 4 Billion on Obsolete Mainframes
Jul 12, 2026
How Government Procurement Funds the Pentagon's Coffee Cups
Jul 11, 2026
How the Federal Government Pays Doctors Below Market Rates
Jul 11, 2026
How the Government Spends 50 Billion on Software Every Year
Jul 10, 2026
How Government Drug Price Negotiation Actually Works
Jul 10, 2026
How Government Bond Auctions Create Hidden Winners and Losers
Jul 09, 2026
Why Government IT Procurement Costs Twice as Much
Jul 09, 2026
How the Federal Governments Unfunded Pension Liability Works as a Stealth Tax
Jul 08, 2026
Why Government Bond Auctions Are Rigged Against Retail Investors
Jul 08, 2026
How Government Housing Vouchers Create Rent Inflation
Jul 07, 2026
How the Federal Government Funds Sports Stadiums
Jul 07, 2026
How the Federal Gas Tax Lost 40 Percent of Its Buying Power
Jul 06, 2026
How One City’s Pension Math Broke Its Budget
Jul 06, 2026
How the Federal Government Loses Billions on Underused Buildings
Jul 05, 2026
Why Government Bonds Are the Most Powerful Tool You Cannot Use
Jul 05, 2026
How Unfunded Mandates Shift Costs from Washington to Your Town
Jul 04, 2026
How the IRS Spends 12 Billion on Paper Returns
Jul 04, 2026
How the US Government Spends 30 Billion on Unused Buildings
Jul 03, 2026
Why Government Land Auctions Leave Billions on the Table
Jul 03, 2026
How the Federal Government Spends 5 Billion a Year on Vacant Office Space
Jul 02, 2026
How the US Government Spends 7 Billion a Year on Unused Software Licenses
Jul 02, 2026
How the US Government Pays Rent on Empty Buildings
Jul 01, 2026
How Government Landlords Set Rent Wrong
Jul 01, 2026
How Government Pension Funds Are Playing the Markets Wrong
Jun 30, 2026
How Municipal Bankruptcy Actually Works
Jun 30, 2026
How Subsidized Job Training Fails Workers and Taxpayers
Jun 29, 2026
How Government Subsidies for Professional Sports Teams Actually Work
Jun 29, 2026
Why States Borrowed Billions for Roads That Dont Exist
Jun 28, 2026
How the US Government Spends 600 Billion a Year on Contractors It Cant Manage
Jun 28, 2026
How Government Inefficiency Wastes 200 Billion a Year
Jun 27, 2026
Why Government Debt Is Not Free Money
Jun 27, 2026
Why Government Debt Is Cheaper Than Private Debt
Jun 26, 2026
How Government Employee Pensions Are Underfunded by 5 Trillion Dollars
Jun 26, 2026
How One Billion Dollars Vanishes in Government Payment Float
Jun 25, 2026
How Government Procurement Drives Up Costs 40 Percent
Jun 25, 2026
How Government Pension Funds Are Sitting on Billions in Unrealized Gains
Jun 24, 2026
How Carbon Taxes Are Reshaping Public Budgets Worldwide
Jun 24, 2026
How Government Procurement Creates a Two-Tier Economy
Jun 23, 2026
Why Government Contracting Needs a Productivity Revolution
Jun 23, 2026
Why Government Bonds Have a Hidden Tax Cost
Jun 22, 2026
Why Government Owns So Much Vacant Land
Jun 22, 2026
How Government Pension Funds Are Investing Like Hedge Funds
Jun 21, 2026
Why Government Gold Hoards Cost Taxpayers Billions
Jun 21, 2026
How Government Subsidies for Amazon Backfired
Jun 20, 2026
Why Government Subsidies for Stadiums Never Pay Off
Jun 20, 2026
Why the Government Pays More for Printer Ink Than Blood
Jun 19, 2026
Why Government Infrastructure Costs 50 Percent More Than Private
Jun 19, 2026
The Hidden 3 Percent Fee in Government Payment Cards
Jun 18, 2026
Why Government Health Programs Overpay for Drugs by 50 Percent
Jun 18, 2026
Why Governments Pay More for Software Than Private Companies
Jun 17, 2026
How Government Pays More for Drugs Than Anyone Else
Jun 17, 2026
Why Government Health Programs Overpay for Drugs by 50 Percent
Jun 16, 2026
Why Government Software Projects Fail 70 Percent of the Time
Jun 16, 2026
How One State Tax Break Cost More Than It Generated
Jun 15, 2026
Why Government Disaster Rebuilds Cost 50 Percent More
Jun 15, 2026
Why Government Rebuilds After Disasters Cost 50 Percent More
Jun 14, 2026
How Government Land Banks Turn Vacant Lots Into Revenue
Jun 14, 2026
Why Government Data Centers Are 40 Percent Empty
Jun 13, 2026
Why the Government Spends Billions on Unused Software Licenses
Jun 13, 2026
How One City Fixed Its Pension Crisis
Jun 12, 2026
Why the Federal Government Pays More for Light Bulbs
Jun 12, 2026
Why Your Tax Dollars Fund Empty Office Buildings
Jun 11, 2026
How School Districts Waste Millions on Unused Bus Routes
Jun 11, 2026
How Government Debt Auctions Set the Price of Borrowing
Jun 10, 2026
Why Minnesota Created a Public Option for Generic Drugs
Jun 10, 2026
How One City Taxed Itself Into a Recession and Back Out Again
Jun 09, 2026
How Government Pension Funds Are Dumping Active Managers
Jun 09, 2026
Why Government Procurement Costs You More
Jun 08, 2026
How Argentina Broke Its Inflation Addiction in 18 Months
Jun 08, 2026
How the Government Pays More for Office Supplies Than You Do
Jun 07, 2026
How One State Audit Found 6,000 Ghost Employees on the Payroll
Jun 07, 2026
Why Governments Borrow Trillions at Auction Like Clockwork
Jun 06, 2026
Why Government Off-Balance-Sheet Entities Hide a Trillion-Dollar Problem
Jun 06, 2026
Why Governments Keep Borrowing at the Short End
Jun 05, 2026
Why Government IT Projects Cost Ten Times More Than Planned
Jun 05, 2026
Why Governments Pay Two Different Prices for the Same Drug
Jun 04, 2026
Why Government Health Programs Pay Double for Generic Drugs
Jun 04, 2026
Why Governments Still Use Paper Checks in 2026
Jun 03, 2026
Why Governments Pay Two Different Prices for the Same Drug
Jun 03, 2026
How the US Treasury Borrows Trillions Like Clockwork
Jun 02, 2026
How One Small County Got Its Budget Audited by Citizens
Jun 02, 2026
Why Government Guarantees Create Hidden Debt
Jun 01, 2026
How Governments Waste Billions on Unused Software Licenses
Jun 01, 2026
How Government Pension Assumptions Hide Trillion-Dollar Gaps
May 31, 2026
Why Governments Pay Rent to Themselves
May 31, 2026
Why Government Spending Multipliers Are Smaller Than You Think
May 30, 2026
Why Government Budgets Are Built on Fantasy Revenue Forecasts
May 30, 2026
Why Government Spending Multipliers Are Smaller Than You Think
May 29, 2026
Why Governments Still Pay for Things That Never Get Built
May 29, 2026
Why Government Budgets Use Accrual Accounting
May 28, 2026
The Hidden Economy of Government Surplus Auctions
May 28, 2026
Why Government Travel Per Diems Cost You More Than You Think
May 27, 2026
Why Your City's Budget Is Probably Bond-Rated Wrong
May 27, 2026
How the Pentagon Keeps Its Books Secret
May 26, 2026
How One City Turned Its Pension Crisis Around
May 26, 2026
How Inflation Taxes You Without a Vote
May 25, 2026
The Quiet Power of Fiscal Rules
May 25, 2026
Why the Federal Government Is the Worlds Largest Landlord
May 24, 2026
What Happens When a City Really Defaults
May 24, 2026
Why Governments Still Love Infrastructure Bonds
May 23, 2026
How Municipal Bonds Really Fund Your City
May 23, 2026
The Real Cost of Government Subsidies for Chip Manufacturing
May 22, 2026
The Strange Economics of Tolls and Public Roads
May 22, 2026
How the Federal Reserve Funds the Government Without Congress
May 21, 2026
Why US States Keep Cutting Taxes and What It Costs
May 21, 2026
The National Debt Clock Is Spinning Faster Than You Think
May 19, 2026