Kimberly and Hillary, two friends who have been around politics and government, come together from opposite sides of the aisle and discuss the state of the US budget, where it's heading, and what we can do to make things better. We also have a few laughs along the way.







Podcast segments: What are we talking about?, What needs fixing?, and Brainstorm Better Governance.







What Are We Talking About?







The Congressional Budget Office's US budget information!







If only they had an awesome infographic!































What needs fixing?







Where to start? Size of pie, tax revenue, tax cuts, transparency, auditing, not deficit spending during an economic boom.







Brainstorm Better Governance







Audits on all government programs







Better training for government employees to create better oversight and management of payments







Tax reform, reverse tax cuts







Fully fund the IRS







Reduce crop insurance program







Reduce payments for commodity crops







Reduce spending for other DOD procurement







Sources







Link to Social Security (SSA) Maximum Taxable Earnings Info







Link to CBO Federal Buget 2017 Infographic -Congressional Budget Office







Link to "U.S. National Debt Hits Record $22 Trillion" -NPR







Link to "As Debt Rises, the Government Will Soon Spend More on Interest Than on the Military" -NewYorkTimes







Link to "Debt-to-GDP Ratio Definition" -Investopedia







Link to "That $22 trillion national debt number is huge, but here's what it really means" -CNBC







Link to "The National Debt Dilemma" -Council on Foreign Relations







Link to "New Air Force Planes Go Directly to 'Boneyard'" -Military.com







Link to "How To Waste $100 Billion: Weapons That Didn't Work Out" -Forbes







Link to Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate







Link to "Shutting down fraud, waste, and abuse: Moving from rhetoric to real solutions in government benefit programs" -Deloitte Insights







Link to "Prime Cuts Summary" -Citizens Against Government Waste 2015







Link to "5 ways to cut government down to size" -TheHill







Link to "Government spending: yes, it really can cut the U.S. deficit" -Brookings







Link to "Reduce Subsidies in the Crop Insurance Program" -CBO







Link to "Federal budget: 10 cuts that would save the most" -The Week