How Paul Krugman Would Fix The Economy: Solutions with Henry Blodget

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🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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What would an actually good tariff policy look like? Can the U.S. ever bring back manufacturing jobs, and should it? How bad is the deficit and what can we do to address it? In the first episode of Solutions, Henry asks Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman about the most pressing problems facing the U.S. economy — and how he would fix them. Listen to more from Solutions with Henry Blodget here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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