Summer School 3: How government decides what to spend our money on

Podcast : Planet Money (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this? ) Episode : Summer School 3: How government decides what to spend our money on Pub date : 2025-07-23 Get Podcast Transcript → powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Although it seems like the government can spend an endless amount of money, it cannot actually do all the things it wants to do. So the big question in this week's lesson is: How do we decide? Why does the government spend so much money on some things and not on others? And honestly, is there any limit?Get tickets to our August 18th live show and graduation ceremony at The Bell House, in Brooklyn. (Planet Money+ supporters get a 10 percent discount off their tickets. Listen to the July 8th bonus episode to get the discount code!) The series is hosted by Robert Smith and produced by Eric Mennel. Our project manager is Devin Mellor. This episode was edited by Planet Money Executive Producer Alex Goldmark and fact-checked by Emily Crawford.Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney .Always free at these links: Apple Podcasts , Spotify , the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Find more Planet Money: Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter . Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.