CEO predictions, rural voters on the economy and IRS audits

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 14 January 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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We comb through the surveys, polls, and reports so you don't have to! Three caught our attention for Indicators of the Week: one asking CEOs on whether we're headed for a recession, another on the economic challenges facing rural communities, and a report offering further evidence on the high audit rates of low-income workers.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:07.0	This is the Indicator for Planet Money.
0:13.5	I'm Adrienne Ma.
0:14.5	I'm Wayland Wong and this is Indicators of the Week.
0:17.6	And today we're joined by our colleague from Planet Money, Amanda Aeroncic.
0:20.9	Hey, always good to see you guys.
0:23.7	Nice to see you Amanda.
0:25.6	This week we're going to kick things off by looking at indicators from a couple new,
0:29.1	really interesting surveys, one from America's CEOs on where they think the economy's headed
0:34.4	this year.
0:35.4	And then a survey from rural America where it appears there's significant support for
0:39.7	the government to pitch in because those communities are facing some pretty big economic challenges.
0:45.5	Plus a new report that offers more evidence that the tax man or tax person for tax person
0:51.7	is targeting low income workers when it comes to audits.
0:55.2	All of that after the break.
0:59.2	My Indicator is 98%.
1:02.3	Anyone want to guess what 98% is?
1:05.6	Well, you're bragging about how you did in high school.
1:08.3	No, you definitely can have that would never would be a lot lower.
1:12.6	So this number comes from a survey of CEOs from around the world conducted by a consulting
1:16.6	firm called EY, also known as Ernst & Young.
1:20.9	And what it did is ask 1200 CEOs of various size companies from various industries whether
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