Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Year two of the stimulus plan. Two-thirds of the seven-hundred-eighty-seven billion dollars of spending and tax cuts have yet to take effect. What the next phase of the stimulus plan may mean for the economy.
Guests
- Michael Grabell Lead journalist of news organization Propublica's Eye on the Stimulus. He's been reporting on the stimulus since the bill was first introduced.
- Louise Radnofsky Reporter with the Wall Street Journal.
- Dean Baker Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and author of "Plunder & Blunder the Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy" (PoliPointPress)
- Brian Riedl Senior budget analyst,The Heritage Foundation
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