Lucas and Luna dissect the machinery of public finance — how governments borrow, spend, and tax — without the political theater. Each episode examines a single fiscal lever: a stimulus check's ripple through consumer debt, the bond market's reaction to a budget deficit, or the real cost of infrastructure spending. Lucas traces the Treasury's cash flows with a fountain pen across an abstract budget breakdown, while Luna presses on the human outcomes: which households actually benefit from a child tax credit, why a state's pension gap widens, or how procurement rules inflate the price of a new highway. The show serves economists, policy analysts, and investors who need to understand fiscal reality as it unfolds — not as campaign slogans. Expect granular case studies, from Japan's lost-decade stimulus to the U.S. inflation reduction act's supply-chain effects, with both hosts citing specific CBO scores, IMF working papers, and Federal Reserve research. They never forecast without data, ne
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Episode #162
How the US Government Pays Twice for the Same Prescriptions
Aug 21, 20269 minS4
Why does the US government end up spending more on prescription drugs than it needs to? In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into a little-known quirk of federal health programs: the government often pays twice for the same medications — once through Medicare Part D and again through Medicaid, even when the patient is the same person. They trace the mechanics of the 'dual eligible' population, the rebate rules that create the double payment, and how a simple change in rebate calculations could save billions. Along the way, they look at a real, durable example: the blockbuster diabetes drug, Ozempic, whose list price keeps climbing while the government's net cost per prescription stays stubbornly high. If you've ever wondered why drug prices are such a political football, this episode explains one concrete reason the system is built to overspend. #MedicarePartD #Medicaid #PrescriptionDrugs #DrugRebates #DualEligibles #Ozempic #DrugPricing #FederalBudget #GovernmentSpending #HealthEconomics #Economics #Business #PublicPolicy #FiscalPolicy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EconomicsPodcast #DrugCosts Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
The federal student loan program has quietly become the biggest source of higher education funding in the US, but a recent policy shift means borrowers face higher costs and colleges face new pressure. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the economics behind the government's decision to cut subsidies, how it reshapes the for-profit college market, and why community colleges are getting squeezed. They trace the history from the 1965 Higher Education Act to today's August 2026 rule changes, and explain the tricky math of interest rates, default risk, and taxpayer exposure. If you've ever wondered who really benefits from student loans, this episode gives you a new lens: the government as both banker and risk-taker. #StudentLoans #HigherEd #FederalBudget #GovernmentSpending #Economics #PublicFinance #PolicyChange #CollegeCosts #ForProfitColleges #CommunityCollege #Subsidies #InterestRates #TaxpayerRisk #FiscalPolicy #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #EconomicsPodcast #EducationFinance Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
In this episode of The Fiscal Policy Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the strange world of negative-yielding government bonds. They explain why investors would accept a guaranteed loss, tracing the phenomenon back to the European debt crisis and the European Central Bank's quantitative easing program. The conversation covers the mechanics of bond pricing, the role of central bank policy, and the broader implications for savers and governments. They also touch on the recent history of negative rates in Japan and Switzerland, and consider whether such policies could return. A thought-provoking look at a counterintuitive corner of public finance. #NegativeInterestRates #GovernmentBonds #CentralBankPolicy #EuropeanCentralBank #QuantitativeEasing #BondMarket #FiscalPolicy #PublicDebt #Economics #Finance #Investing #Savers #YieldCurve #SafeHavenAssets #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #PodcastEpisode #FiscalPolicyPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
How the US Government Lost Billions Buying Generic Drugs
Aug 18, 202610 minS4
In this episode of The Fiscal Policy Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into a startling figure: the federal government pays far more than necessary for generic drugs, missing out on billions in potential savings. They trace the problem to the fragmented purchasing system across agencies, the lack of negotiating power, and the role of pharmacy benefit managers. The episode zooms in on the 2016 bipartisan bill that aimed to fix the issue, explaining why it fell short and what a 2024 executive action tried to do differently. With comparisons to how other countries negotiate drug prices, they consider why the US spends so much more while getting the same pills. It's a story about procurement, incentives, and the quiet costs of inaction. Tune in for a clear-eyed look at a fixable inefficiency in public spending. #GenericDrugs #FederalProcurement #DrugPricing #PublicSpending #FiscalPolicy #GovernmentEfficiency #Medicare #VA #PharmacyBenefitManagers #Economics #Business #Government #Healthcare #Policy #Savings #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #FiscalPolicyPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
The Trillion Dollar Question Behind Public Pension Funds
Aug 17, 20268 minS4
Public pension funds across the US are sitting on a collective shortfall in the trillions, and the way they count their money makes it worse. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the controversial 7 percent assumed rate of return — the number that lets a fund call a dollar today a dollar fifty tomorrow. They walk through how a one-percentage-point tweak changes a state's entire budget picture, why the math is so optimistic, and what happens when reality refuses to cooperate. With examples from Illinois to Kentucky, they show how the gap between promised benefits and actual returns is a political time bomb. No jargon, just the numbers that explain why your state's roads, schools, and tax bills are all tangled up in this one assumption. If you've ever wondered why public pension crises keep making headlines without ever getting fixed, this episode gives you the baseline to understand the next one. #PublicPensions #PensionShortfall #RateOfReturn #StateBudgets #IllinoisPensions #KentuckyPensions #CalPERS #FiscalPolicy #GovernmentFinance #RetirementSecurity #ActuarialAssumptions #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Finance #PublicSpending #PensionReform #GovernmentDebt Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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