2026 Midterms: Promises vs. Economics

Evaluates political economic promises against basic macro math and tradeoffs for 2026 voters.

Podcast episodeintermediateelection economicsfiscal outlookmacro tradeoffspolicy stress testingspending planstax proposals

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