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Nov 2023
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The U.S. economy is stellar. So why are ...

TED Audio Collective / Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, & Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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In this episode, Mihir and Felix discuss consumer finances, which are remarkably healthy. The average U.S. household now has a net worth of more than a million dollars. But if things are this good, why are we so angry? Why lament the state of the economy? Plus, we talk about Tesla and the market for electric vehicles. Has it reached its nadir?

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