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By Paul Krugman
Produced by Jillian Weinberger
In this thought-provoking episode, Paul Krugman delves into the economic landscape as voters turned to Donald Trump, partly due to the inflation felt under President Biden’s administration. However, Krugman contends that the economic strategy proposed by the newly elected president could be “the most inflationary program that any American president has ever attempted to implement.” Throughout the episode, he presents four compelling reasons why Trump’s economic plans could adversely impact the financial well-being of American citizens.
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This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Jillian Weinberger. It underwent editing by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin, with mixing by Sonia Herrero. The original music was composed by Pat McCusker, Carole Sabouraud, and Sonia Herrero. Fact-checking was conducted by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy was led by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.
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