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Apr 2025
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Episode 464 - Elon Does MMT? (w/ Fadhel ...

Briahna Joy Gray
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Leftist economist Fadhel Kaboub returns to Bad Faith to deepen last week's conversation on Tariffs following "Orange Monday." He assesses Elon's discovery of "magic money machines" -- confirming that the government doesn't need to tax to spend, and breaks down what Democrats should (but won't) say to exploit mass frustration with Trump's economic policy.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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