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The Strong Towns Podcast is a weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement, hosted by Strong Towns Founder and President Charles Marohn and frequently featuring special guests. The podcast explores how we can financially strengthen our cities, towns, and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. Join Chuck in examining how everything from urban design to economics to systems theory to psychology helps inform this core question.
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Mark Moses: How To Understand and Fix Government Budgeting
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck is joined by Mark Moses, author of “The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting.” Up for discussion today:
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The dangers of relying on “balanced budgets."
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The difference between city and business finances.
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The issues with privatization and regionalization.
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And more!
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
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Download the Strong Towns Finance Decoder to uncover the truth about your city’s finances.
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Connect with Mark Moses:
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Chuck Marohn (Substack)
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