1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Last week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the federal government would hit the debt ceiling limit sooner than expected, and &quot;extraordinary measures&quot; would need to be taken to keep the government functioning. In this episode, Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget discusses how a lack of congressional oversight has led to unchecked spending, the financial crisis that would follow a default, and the slow-motion catastrophe that will come if we don't tackle the issue of deficit spending now. You can reach Marc on Twitter @MarcGoldwein You can play God and try to fix the debt yourself here https://www.crfb.org/debtfixer For a summary of this episode and commentary on other issues of the day, sign up for YDHTY's email newsletter at www.ydhty.com/new &amp;nbsp; You Don't Have to Yell http://www.ydhty.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25816839/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/25816839