If we're very fortunate, we will find our way to a soft landing. The more likely outcome is that some combination of the delayed impacts of the monetary policies we've engaged in. Economic success depends on confidence and when you're in public life, it's always tempting to try to infuse confidence into the situation. If you're not optimistic, who will be?
We turn to economist and former Treasury Secretary, Lawrence Summers, to help us make sense of inflation, Silicon Valley Bank and what Biden should do next. Also on the agenda: why Summers believes in a politics and economics of opportunity — “not of envy.” Plus, why he thinks America needs more people like Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
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