12-8-21 stopgap spending bill

A retired Ripon College economist says congress is kicking the can down the road with a stopgap funding bill.   Economist Paul Schoofs says the bill passed last week by the senate, and earlier by the House, avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through February 18.  The agreement keeps the government running for 11 more weeks, generally at current spending levels, while adding $7 billion to aid Afghan evacuees.