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ruthless's avatar

This was absolutely 💯 % the best conversation I have heard in a long time!! So we'll explained & with passion. Where do we sign up for class?! Thank u !! 🇨🇦

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Donald Leonard's avatar

I was an adjunct teacher of economics for 12 years at local universities in their evening programs (day job was in corporate finance at a large company), and boy do I wish I could have articulated the human aspects of economics as well as Justin Wolfers does! I think I drew too many diagrams on the blackboard.

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Brandon Platz's avatar

Wow. The eloquence AND truth! 🔥Thank you Justin Wolfers!

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Charlene's avatar

One of the best episodes. Justin Wolfers explained the budget so clearly and made economics sound fascinating!

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Valerie Foote's avatar

Great show. So much good information. Please invite Justin again on your Substack.

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JC's avatar

The problem isn’t that the world doesn’t know what Trump wants, the problem is that the only thing that Trump wants is to manipulate the markets so that he and his cronies can cash in on the market fluctuations that HE caused — and the photo op, of course.

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AmyRM's avatar

Good lord, I love him.

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Carol-Ann Dearnaley's avatar

Absolutely one of the best, most lucid explanations of modern economics - I want to share this with so many people. Justin Wolfers is, without a doubt, one of the best professors of economics in academia. I am so glad I got to hear/see this wonderful session. Thank you.

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Stelladona's avatar

Charlie- Thank you for a great discussion. I love listening to Justin Wolfers, he explains things so clearly and wonderfully. Thank you both for helping me understand.

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John's avatar

The tariffs change on a whim, the dates and countries also change with which ever way the wind blows. Every thing is a performance of bluster and extortion. Our news outlets cover it endlessly, like we need to spend all our time trying to figure out where this shit show is headed next.

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Cynthia Zimmerman's avatar

Excellent show! I'm a nurse and scientist trying to understand why people vote certain ways and always say "the economy" is their number one concern. Justin is a great explainer!!

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Emily's avatar

Thank you for having Justin back on; he is fantastic!

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Oregon Larry's avatar

That was awesome! Thank you both. But now I'm going to get a whole new set of visuals next time somebody says "economics".

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RHenry's avatar

I wouldn’t buy an American car for anything. He wants us to buy American goods. I will buy an American bicycle. The other thing is I won’t buy anything on credit with the psychological administration in place.

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RHenry's avatar

The analogy makes sense because he probably has to masturbate and doesn’t even consider making the other person better.

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RHenry's avatar

Why does he want Americans to pay more for what we buy while he also screws us over with every other economic factor. Is he in war with America for Russia? Does he see the task to destroy us?

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Oregon Larry's avatar

Yes.

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