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In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses President Biden’s budget proposal, Trump’s call for a 10-percent tariff, and the current state of the economy.

AAF products mentioned in today’s episode:

• In “The Joint-employer Pendulum Swings Back,” Holtz-Eakin considers the problems with the National Labor Relations Board’s proposed joint-employer rule and why Congress should permanently revoke the rule under the Congressional Review Act.
• In “Highlights of the FY2025 President’s Budget,” Vice President for Economic Policy Gordon Gray analyzes the figures in the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2025.
• In “The President’s (Campaign) Budget,” Holtz-Eakin makes the case that the proposals in the President’s Budget are more campaign promises than serious policy.
• In “Unforgiving Budget Math,” Holtz-Eakin walks through the problems revealed by the February 2024 long-term budget outlook by the Congressional Budget Office and explains why simply raising taxes would not be an effective solution.
• In “Trump’s Proposed 10 Percent Tariff: Considering the Impact,” former Data and Policy Analyst Tom Lee examines the potential economic impacts of former president and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal for a new 10 percent tariff on all goods imported into the United States.
• In “February CPI Inflation,” Holtz-Eakin reviews the February inflation numbers and considers what they mean for the Federal Reserve’s future policy.
• In “Weekly Economic Tracker,” Holtz-Eakin breaks down this week’s economic news.

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