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466. She’s From the Government, and She’s Here to Help

Freakonomics Radio

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The Jobs Plan and the American Family's Plan Are Just That Plans

I think this is the least responsible macro economic policies we've had in the last forty years. I ask cecilia rouse if byden is leveraging the reset that comes with a pandemic, or if this was what bydon would have wanted without a pandemic. The jobs plan and the family's plan are, for the moment, just that plans. Congress has yet to pass a version of either of them, and negotiations are under way that might fundamentally limit their scope. Still, this moment, is starting to feel like a total rebuke of the view expressed most memorably by president regan. Those nine most terrifying words in the english language are, i'm from the government and

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