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What We Learned From Clinton's Wall Street Speeches

What We Learned From Clinton's Wall Street Speeches

FromSo That Happened


What We Learned From Clinton's Wall Street Speeches

FromSo That Happened

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2016
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Podcast episode

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This week, with the help of WikiLeaks, we've finally gotten some real insight into Hillary Clinton's famous speeches to Wall Street elites, and you'll probably be shocked to learn that many of the policies she happily advocated in those circles are a little bit different from the economic agenda she's pitching now. We can't be sure, but it seems that Clinton is some sort of centrist? But the big question is whether or not Clinton might be pulled from these positions as the tide of conventional wisdom is changes.

And speaking of those changing tides, last week, Jason Furman, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers gave a speech in which he all put rejected the deficit-hawk consensus that President Barack Obama and most mainstream Democrats had embraced during Obama's first term in office. In its place, Furman advocated for a new view of fiscal policy and its application, and Furman is going to join us today to discuss it further.

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Released:
Oct 13, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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