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Feb 4
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How is the Economy Doing, Really? | EJ A...

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About this episode

The ways that human beings exchange value are complicated and often involve tradeoffs. Things you think were a great idea often come with hidden costs. And so it is with federal financial policy. Everything the government does has consequences downstream.  

I sat down with Heritage chief Economist EJ Antoni to discuss his outlook on the first year of economic policy from the Trump Administration. 

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Thoughts? Questions? Email us at: heritageexplains@heritage.org.  

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More by EJ at The Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/staff/ej-antoni-phd 

Lora Ries on X: https://x.com/realEJAntoni 

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