The Economy Is Doing Well By Most Measures—But Inflation Remains A Problem

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🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Inflation is particularly potent as a political issue because it touches everyone, but President Biden still rarely addresses the topic substantively in public appearances. How much of an issue will it be in November?

And a joint database, designed to prevent voter fraud, lets states track those Americans registered to vote in multiple places. But the program has recently become the target of a far-right disinformation campaign that's already led one state to stop participating.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, voting reporter Miles Parks, and chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.

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0:00.0	This is Megan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I just finished today's wordle puzzle and three tries.
0:06.1	And now I have to wait for the next puzzle to be available.
0:09.2	This podcast was recorded at...
0:11.8	I was a five today, so I'm jealous. It is...
0:15.0	It is 12.08 Eastern on Friday, February 11th.
0:18.8	Things may have changed by the time you hear it. Okay, here's the show.
0:26.6	Awesome. Have you wordled yet? I feel like I've been nagging you.
0:29.5	I wordled like maybe once a week, which is a very probably irregular way to play this game.
0:35.0	What I do play it, I love it, and it is not a big time commitment.
0:38.4	But for some reason I haven't gotten into like the daily habit of it.
0:41.4	I'm not gonna brag, but I'm on a 35 day streak right now.
0:44.8	Oh wow.
0:45.8	N-B-D.
0:47.3	Uh, so I'm Scott Detrello. I cover the White House.
0:50.4	And I'm a Smakholid. I also cover the White House.
0:53.2	Economics correspondent Scott Horsley is joining us as well.
0:56.5	Do you wordle Scott?
0:57.9	I have never wordled.
1:00.3	You've never wordled. Okay, Scott.
1:03.3	This is one of many cultural trends, which I have not yet taken advantage of.
1:08.4	So, wordle recently sold for more than a million dollars,
1:11.9	which is a good way to pivot to the economy, which we're talking about.
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