The deficit matters...but just not right now

<p>Rethinking the entire economic paradigm of any country would be almost impossibly difficult. Try to do it in the midst of a dual recession and pandemic, and you’re facing unbeatable odds.</p><p>But the truth of the matter is that we’re inching closer to thinking the deficit actually <em>doesn’t</em> matter each day here in the U.S., especially after Congress passed enormous stimulus to keep Americans afloat with alarmingly few chirps of “who pays for it.”</p><p>Last episode, we learned about the effort to debunk the deficit myth. This time around, we’re talking about how realistic or unrealistic that mindset shift <em>really </em>is with Kai Ryssdal, famed radio journalist and host of Marketplace and Make Me Smart.</p><p>Listen if you want an honest conversation about inflation, a jobs guarantee, monetary vs. fiscal policy, wealth inequality...and how only some economic indicators matter in a year as unprecedented as this one.</p>