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	Podcast:		Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
	Episode:		The federal budget is not the same as a household budget
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:27:21
	Publish Date:		2023-02-16 23:41:39
	Description:		The debt ceiling dance is well underway in Washington and the Treasury is taking “extraordinary measures” to avoid a default. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has compared the federal budget to a household’s credit limit, but that’s like comparing apples and oranges, or maybe apples and the Pentagon. Today, we’ll outline why. Plus, what wholesale prices indicate for consumers, who’s hiring amid a slew of layoffs and what’s at stake in the upcoming farm bill.
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