Economic policy is in the news right now and this is a great time for us to talk about it. Consider the following issues:

• We dodged a bullet on the debt ceiling but only temporarily. What is the debt ceiling? What happens if it's not increased?
• I read an interesting white paper titled, "Dude! Where's my stuff?" What's causing the supply chain issues? Why is this a problem? Should the government get involved?
• Inflation is rising. Is it "transitory" as the Fed once insisted? What the heck does that even mean? How do we measure inflation? Why is inflation important? Can we predict it?

Given the current state of the economy (do some newspaper or online research if you're not aware of the current state), what do you think of the topics above? Address at least one but two or three if you wish.

What other economic issues are in the papers that are worth discussing?