on WNYC.NyC. We continue with post with post debate analysis including your calls and texts at

212 433 WNY but now only on the subject of inflation and other economy policies that we heard from the two

candidates last night.

And if you've been listening this week, you know we promised a specific look at the candidates

on inflation and other economic issues as part of our

coverage, not just who tried to get over on this one, who looked good, who sounded bad, and

we will do that now even though the internal Democratic Party reaction to

Biden's debate performance has taken over most of the public conversation.

But with us now is Jeff Stein, White House Economics reporter for the Washington Post.

Jeff, thanks for coming on for this.

Welcome back to WNYC.

Ryan, always a pleasure to be on.

Thank you so much for having me.

And Trump and Biden blamed each other for inflation getting so high,

but I was looking for what they might say about their plans to control it better than

the other guy in a second term.

Here's CNN's Jake Tapper asking Trump about one of his signature policies.

You want to impose a 10% tariff on all goods coming into the US.

How will you ensure that that doesn't drive prices even higher?

It's not going to drive them higher, it's just going to close countries. will you ensure that that doesn't drive prices even higher?

It's not going to drive them higher.

It's just going to cause countries that have been ripping us off for years like China

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