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The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2329 - Our Totally Schizophrenic Economy

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News Commentary, News

4.4152.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Americans feel uneasy about the economy despite boomtime numbers, and we examine why; President Trump continues to target Democrats’ soft on crime policies; and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may be on the chopping block. Ep.2329 - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE - - - Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings - - - Today's Sponsors: Perplexity - Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/benshapiro and try out their new AI-powered web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/ ZipRecruiter - Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE: https://ZipRecruiter.com/DAILYWIRE Legacybox - Get your family's videotapes converted for just $9 at https://Legacybox.com/SHAPIRO  Chef IQ - Visit https://ChefIQ.com promo code BEN for 30% off sitewide. Bambee - Right now, get one month of Bambee for just ONE DOLLAR! Go to https://Bambee.com and type in 'Ben Shapiro' under Podcast to schedule your first call with an HR Manager RIGHT NOW! Kalshi - Visit https://kalshi.com/shapiro to see live prediction markets and sign up today to trade on the outcomes that matter most to you. - - - DailyWire+: Once a year, every year, we give you our best deal of the year. And it’s happening right now. DailyWire+ memberships are 50% off. https://getdwplus.com/blackfridayBENYT Finally, Friendly Fire is here! No moderator, no safe words. Now available at https://www.dailywire.com/show/friendly-fire Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53  Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ  Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd  Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A lot of the economic numbers look really good. So why do many Americans feel so bad about the

0:34.4

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at Dailywire.com slash subscribe. Well, folks, it feels as though there is a gigantic disconnect

1:09.2

between how the stock market is actually doing, how the economy is actually doing and people's feelings about the economy.

1:15.7

If you look at the statistics right now, the overall inflation rate in the United States is around 3%.

1:21.3

That's 50% higher than the Fed's target rate, but it is, in fact, a sort of moderate inflation rate for American history.

1:28.3

It's higher than it has been for the course of the last couple of decades when we had

1:32.1

unusually low inflation rates, but it is not a 10%.

1:37.1

If you look at the overall unemployment rate in the United States, it is currently 4.4%.

1:41.2

That is a historically low rate. If you look at the average across the last 50 years

1:45.4

of American history, what you see is that the average unemployment rate in the United States is

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