What podcasts say about Scott Horsley

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What Scott Horsley has said on podcasts

24 statements · 1 positive · 22 negative · 1 neutral

on U.S. federal budget deficitNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
The federal budget deficit will exceed $2 trillion by fiscal year-end.
“And by the time we get to the end of the fiscal year, in a couple of months, we'll probably be over the $2 trillion deficit figure.”
Listen at 1:13
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on U.S. federal borrowingNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Higher federal borrowing costs raise interest rates for private borrowers.
“every private borrower is also having to pay higher interest rates”
Listen at 3:00
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on U.S. federal borrowingNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Lenders may eventually stop extending comparable credit to the United States.
“we may get to a point where the lenders are not willing to extend that kind of credit to the United States.”
Listen at 3:27
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on U.S. federal borrowingNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Competition for savings and fiscal concerns are causing lenders to demand higher rates.
“that's why they're demanding higher interest rates.”
Listen at 4:42
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on U.S. federal debt interest paymentsNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Federal debt interest costs exceed $1 trillion annually.
“just covering the interest on the federal debt now costs more than a trillion dollars a year.”
Listen at 6:19
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on U.S. federal debtNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
U.S. federal debt has doubled since 2017.
“we've doubled the size of our debt just in the last nine years, just since 2017.”
Listen at 7:45
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on U.S. federal borrowingNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Federal borrowing costs may eventually crowd out other government priorities.
“there's going to come a time when the federal government's ability to borrow this much money is going to either get so costly that it crowds out all the other things the government wants to do.”
Listen at 8:32
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on U.S. federal borrowingNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Excessive federal borrowing may push rates high enough to burden private borrowers.
“Or it's going to push interest rates so high that it's going to really saddle the rest of the economy, all the would-be private borrowers with a lead weight around their neck.”
Listen at 8:45
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on U.S. federal borrowingNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Lenders may eventually refuse to extend comparable credit to the federal government.
“Or we're actually going to reach a point where lenders don't want to extend that kind of credit to the federal government anymore.”
Listen at 8:55
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on U.S. federal debtNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
The $40 trillion federal debt is contributing to higher interest rates.
“certainly a $40 trillion debt is one of the factors that's pushing interest rates up.”
Listen at 9:32
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on Higher interest ratesNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Higher rates disadvantage homebuyers, car buyers, and business builders.
“And that is a handicap for anyone who's trying to buy a home or buy a car or build a business.”
Listen at 9:37
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on U.S. federal debtNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
U.S. debt is growing three times faster than the economy.
“We're growing our debt three times faster than our economy, and that's not a recipe for success.”
Listen at 12:43
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on U.S. federal budgetPositiveAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
The U.S. government achieved a budget surplus during part of the late 1990s.
“they did manage to balance the budget, whittle away the deficit to zero. We actually had a surplus.”
Listen at 14:45
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on U.S. federal budget balanceNegativeAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Later tax cuts and pandemic and recession spending reversed earlier fiscal improvement.
“And then that was squandered by the George W. Bush tax cuts and the Trump tax cuts and then lots of spending during the pandemic and during the recession.”
Listen at 15:01
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on Public investmentNeutralAug 31, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Valid public investments should be financed through higher taxes.
“if we feel like that's a valid investment, we should raise the taxes to finance it.”
Listen at 16:36
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on U.S.-Canada tariff disputeNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
The tariff dispute could escalate into a larger trade war.
“the concern, I think, is that it could really spiral into a larger trade war.”
Listen at 3:03
Open the episode · What a trade war with Canada means for U.S. consumers
on USMCANegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
USMCA collapse would create a major trade problem.
“The real problem would be if the USMCA itself falls apart”
Listen at 5:15
Open the episode · What a trade war with Canada means for U.S. consumers
on U.S.-Canada trade conflictNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
The trade conflict is already harming U.S. businesses and will harm consumers.
“this is already taking a toll on US businesses, and it's going to take a toll on US consumers as well.”
Listen at 9:02
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on U.S. tariff-driven industrial reshoringNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
There is little evidence tariffs have reshored U.S. industries.
“I don't think that we've seen very much evidence of that.”
Listen at 11:11
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on Tariffs on U.S.-Canada integrated productionNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Applying tariffs to integrated U.S.-Canada production is misguided.
“this is a particularly misguided application of tariffs.”
Listen at 11:31
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on U.S. tariffsNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Tariffs function as taxes paid by U.S. businesses and consumers.
“these are taxes that are paid by U.S. businesses and U.S. consumers”
Listen at 11:51
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on U.S.-Canada trading relationshipNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Destroying the broader trade relationship over small disputes is unreasonable.
“to blow up the broader trading relationship over those relatively small scale issues is just nuts.”
Listen at 13:10
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on Transactional diplomacyNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Short-term transactional gains can cause long-term harm to bilateral relationships.
“if you poison the relationship for the sake of some transactional benefit in the moment, ultimately, it's going to come back and haunt you.”
Listen at 13:48
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on International cooperation with the United StatesNegativeAug 25, 2026· The NPR Politics Podcast
Other countries are currently unwilling to advance U.S. aims in the Iran war.
“the rest of the world right now is in no mood to do the U.S. any favors to advance its own aims in a war that it started without international approval.”
Listen at 16:52
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