Ep. 72 Will Trump Make Manufacturing Decline Faster?
Donald Trump was elected in part to keep manufacturing jobs in the United States and reversing that sector’s decline. Krugman says his program will do the exact opposite.
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“Ronald Reagan: An Autopsy,” by Murray Rothbard
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“Taking On China,” by Paul Krugman
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