Trump's "Systematic" Undermining of the Economy

About this episode

Harry Litman discusses the impact of Trump's policies on the U.S. economy with economist Justin Wolfers.

With gas prices surging and inflation on the rise once more, Harry turns to economist Justin Wolfers to get a handle on what Trump is doing to the U.S. economy. Wolfers explains why the real cost of the war with Iran is vastly higher than the figures quoted so far by the Pentagon, how long exorbitant fuel costs could last, and the deeper, unremarked ways that Trump is challenging the foundations of American prosperity. Mentioned in this episode: Platypus Economics on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@PlatypusEconomics? Platypus Economics on Substack: https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Harry Litman

Guest: Justin Wolfers

Topics covered

• U.S. economy
• Trump administration
• inflation
• gas prices
• Iran war
• economic impact

Keywords

• Trump
• economy
• inflation
• gas prices
• Iran
• economic impact
• Justin Wolfers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pentagon, Platypus Economics, YouTube, Substack

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