No Free Lunch With Douglas Dawes

The blog post behind this episode: https://muse.ai/s/no-free-lunch-cxp6xfxkixwxgxoxkxg/aiykESkhaqSn0_Y4gVaMdSxZtunicyKRUshzdK_MNT0 Tell me where I'm wrong. Douglas Dawes speaks from his own experience and decides every position. Ruby, an AI assistant, assisted with research, fact-checking, structure, and editing.

Thirty years ago we balanced the budget — what changed? Douglas walks through how it actually happened: the 1990 caps, the 1993 Clinton package, the 1997 deal, four straight surpluses — and what killed it. Then the real question: with interest at $1.143 trillion a year and 70% of spending on autopilot, who pays? Featuring the Christmas-morning trick Washington plays on all of us, the Met's $1.5 million door, why DOGE couldn't touch the 70%, and the six generations it'll take to dig out. Tell him where he's wrong.

Douglas Dawes speaks from his own experience and decides every position. Ruby, an AI assistant, assisted with research, fact-checking, structure, and editing.

What We’re Leaving Our Great Grandchildren

Douglas Dawes speaks from his own experience and decides every position. Ruby, an AI assistant, assisted with research, fact-checking, structure, and editing.