The federal budget is a theory of growth (with Bob Greenstein)

Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

Civic Ventures

Business, Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

A budget is a moral document that reflects what we value and prioritize. But to most people, the budget-making process is convoluted and confusing. Budget expert Bob Greenstein joins Nick and Jasmin this week to explain how a budget is made, and how these mind-bogglingly huge numbers impact everyday life. Bob Greenstein is the Founder and President of the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research and policy institute that analyzes federal budget priorities. Greenstein is considered an expert on the federal budget and a range of domestic policy issues, including anti-poverty programs and various aspects of tax and health care policy. Twitter: @GreensteinCBPP @CenterOnBudget Further reading: Trump’s budget will wreak havoc on the American economy: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/perspectives/trump-budget-economy/index.html 2021 Trump Budget Would Increase Hardship and Inequality: https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/2021-trump-budget-would-increase-hardship-and-inequality News clips from PBS NewsHour and Bloomberg Politics. Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com/ Twitter: @PitchforkEcon Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Nick’s twitter: @NickHanauer

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0:17.2	budgets are a reflection of our priorities and our values.
0:23.2	President Trump unveiled his 4.8 trillion dollar wish list today,
0:27.2	which includes cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs.
0:31.2	We're increasing spending on our nuclear program. We're going to have
0:34.7	a very good budget with a very powerful military budget.
0:38.0	When budgets are being made, that's where the power is and that's where the important decisions
0:41.2	are made and who gets what and why.
0:43.2	That's right.
0:43.7	From the offices of Civic Ventures in downtown Seattle, this is Pitch Fork Economics with Nick Hanauer, where we explore
0:56.5	everything you wished you'd learn in Econ 101. I'm Nick Henauer, founder of Civic Ventures. I'm Jasmine Weaver, I'm the Executive Vice President
1:10.9	here at Civic Ventures and I do a lot of our policy work
1:13.5	including our work on minimum wage. So today we're going to talk to the amazing
1:21.8	Bob Greenstein who is the founder and president of the center on
1:25.6	budget and policy priorities and he is for sure at least on the left the
1:31.6	authority on budgeting
1:33.5	and how it works and what we should do
1:36.2	and so on and so forth.
1:37.5	And he's super well respected.
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