Economic Illiteracy of Trump and Harris

August 28, 2024 01:02:29
Economic Illiteracy of Trump and Harris
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Economic Illiteracy of Trump and Harris

Aug 28 2024 | 01:02:29

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Graham H. Walker, Ph.D.

Show Notes

Both our presidential candidates, and their policy teams, seem to be suffering from a bad case of economic illiteracy, in somewhat different ways … or maybe not so different. With two aspiring leaders both saying they want to make things better for middle class and lower-income Americans, it’s pretty discouraging to see them advance economic policies that would actually make everybody worse off.

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