Consumers are still living it up
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4.5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2023
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
We’re not in a government shutdown. Instead, we’re talking about consumers spending like it’s still hot girl summer. Concerts, travel and shopping sprees seem to remain a priority for many in this economy. We’ll discuss how this might be a sign of shifting attitudes around debt. Plus, there’s a market for everything — even candles for Washington, D.C., wonks!
Here’s everything we talked about:
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- “Trump’s understandable surprise at seeing his company in court” from The Washington Post
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- “Americans Are Still Spending Like There’s No Tomorrow” from The Wall Street Journal
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- Norwegian new car sales from @robbie_andrew on X
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| 0:00.0 | Shall we begin? |
| 0:01.0 | Yep. |
| 0:02.0 | Let's begin. |
| 0:03.0 | Let us begin. |
| 0:04.0 | I don't even know who's in charge yet. |
| 0:07.0 | Charles. |
| 0:08.0 | Charles. |
| 0:09.0 | Hey, Charles. |
| 0:10.0 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Kyle Rizzo. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome back to Make Me Smart, where we make today makes sense. |
| 0:16.0 | And I'm Kimberly Adams. |
| 0:17.0 | Welcome everyone. |
| 0:18.0 | And thank you for joining us on this Monday, October the 2nd, when we are not in a government shutdown. |
| 0:24.0 | No, not in a government shutdown. |
| 0:26.0 | I am, I am completely surprised. |
| 0:29.0 | Of course, there are many twists and turns yet to come. |
| 0:31.0 | And the fallout from not being in a shutdown is going to come sooner rather than later. |
| 0:34.0 | I think for Mr. McCarthy. |
| 0:35.0 | But wow, that was a Newsy weekend, wasn't it? |
| 0:38.0 | It was indeed. |
| 0:40.0 | And I mean, as late as Saturday, mid-morning, I was like, yep, so much for the last ditch strategies. |
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