Charles gives his daily take on Making Money: A fan of Charles reached out and asked frankly, “What are we going to do about our government’s massive debt issue?” 

Charles responds, saying it isn’t so much about debt as it is about spending. The United States is incurring so much debt because Congress is always spending more. With his guest, Natixis Senior Economist Trinh Nguyen, he debates if the current U.S. economic system is working for the average American.

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