Send us a textThe Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us.The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”What is with Congress and the debt limit?  And...what is a 'debt limit' anyway?  Continuing a series on economic issues, this episode strays into current events as well.Links for the episode:The Brookings Institute write-up on the Debt Limit [7 things to know about the debt limit | Brookings ]The Gephardt Rule, in detail [The Gephardt Rule: How Effective Is It? - Congressional Institute ]Government Shutdowns in the USA [How Many Times Has the US Government Shut Down? | HISTORY ]The political podcast for everyone!

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