{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In The Tank","title":"Will Debt Sink The American Empire? - In The Tank #455","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/304796ef\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4440,"description":"The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick present episode 455 of the In The Tank Podcast. The national debt is currently closing in on $35 trillion. Even more alarming, the cost of maintaining that debt is approaching $1 trillion annually - this is just the interest payment on the debt! Is this sustainable? Also, how long will the dollar remain the king currency when we pursue such reckless monetary and fiscal policy?\n\n\nOPENING CHIT CHAT - TONIGHT IS DEBATE NIGHT\n\nNPR - Biden and Trump will debate on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know\nhttps://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/nx-s1-5013579/trump-biden-presidential-debate-when\n\n\n\nPRIMARY TOPIC - Will Debt Sink the American Empire?\n\nMoney Wise - How much purchasing power will we have in the next 5 years?\nhttps://moneywise.com/research/americans-purchasing-power-plummets-as-inflation-slashes-salaries\n\nNPR - Home prices just hit a record high. Here are 4 things to know about housing\nhttps://www.npr.org/2024/06/22/nx-s1-5015076/home-prices-housing-record-high-mortgage-rates-interest-rates\n\nWSJ - Will Debt Sink the American Empire?\nhttps://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/will-debt-sink-the-american-empire-8459096b\n\n\nAtlantic Council - Dollar Dominance Monitor\nhttps://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/geoeconomics-center/dollar-dominance-monitor/\n\nThe Economist - The fight to dethrone the dollar\nhttps://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/05/03/the-fight-to-dethrone-the-dollar\n\nReuters - US dollar's dominance secure, BRICS see no progress on de-dollarization -report\nhttps://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/us-dollars-dominance-secure-brics-see-no-progress-de-dollarization-report-2024-06-25/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/he_Gdydrf_egq1t61oiTtydCZ1tg8omfJFQESHQzykI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2NzM1LzE2Njk4/MzE0MzQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}