Press Release
May 9, 2024
New Podcast Episode: Regulations, Tariffs, & the State of the Economy
It’s The AAF Exchange — your source for clear, data-driven insight into today’s economic and domestic policy issues.
In this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses Biden’s not-so-impressive regulatory milestone, Trump’s costly 10 percent tariff proposal, and the state of the economy.
AAF products mentioned in today’s episode:
- In “The Second Coming of the GSEs,” Holtz-Eakin considers the need to wind down the Federal Home Loan Banks.
- In “A More Stable Pace in April,” Director of Competition Policy Fred Ashton walks through the April jobs report.
- In “The Employment Report in Perspective,” Holtz-Eakin reviews the latest employment report and the overall supply and demand status in the labor market.
- In “A Respite, of Sorts…,” Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Goldbeck examines the regulatory impacts and changes of the past week.
- In “Biden’s Jaw-dropping Regulatory Blitz,” Holtz-Eakin discusses the Biden Administration’s regulatory costs crossing the trillion-dollar mark.
- In “The Future of America’s Entitlements: What You Need to Know About the Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports,” Holtz-Eakin and Director of Health Care Policy Laura Hobbs analyze the highlights of the Medicare and Social Security Trustees Reports.
- In “The Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports,” Holtz-Eakin discusses the bad news in the 2024 reports on the two largest entitlement programs.
- In “Trump’s Proposed 10 Percent Tariff: Considering the Impact,” former Data and Policy Analyst Tom Lee examines the potential economic impacts of candidate Donald Trump’s proposal for a new 10 percent tariff on all goods imported into the United States.
- In “Tariffs, Taxes, and Inflation,” Holtz-Eakin considers the tax and inflation implications of Trump’s blanket 10 percent tariff proposal.
Whether you’re on your lunch break or commuting home, The AAF Exchange will keep you up to speed on today’s most pressing policy issues.
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