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Penelope Tarasuk's avatar

Excellent- Justin is both very intelligent and has a sense of humor. He has a bright and easy way of teaching us about economics- thank you- a bright moment in a dark day

Kim Probst's avatar

I really appreciate the clarity of Mr. Wolfers. He takes the time to think about how to set up his explanations so no foundational knowledge is missing and listeners like myself who are not economic experts can gain a deeper understanding of what's going on with some of these issues. Thank you for having him on and thank you Mr. Wolfers for being so good at what you do.

Jeanne Marie's avatar

Trump is that bad. He's a dumb ass.

Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Jen, this guy is a genius. Thanks.

Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Justin, love how you make this understandable for us.

Carol-Ann Dearnaley's avatar

Justin Wolfers is THE best. Clarity, and plain talk. What more can we ask for from an economist? The Intel rational is, well, so trumpian......and the beat goes on.

Nadine Bangerter's avatar

Justin Wolfers does an amazing job of explaining economic craziness. Thank you so much for having him on The Contrarian!!

Lois W. Halbert's avatar

Oh are you so good,Justin. Thank you.

Irena's avatar

I appreciate that Mr. Wolfers defended Mr. Powell and a "bunch of wealthy business people and economic people". There is somewhat too much negative being propagated by The Contrarian against wealthy people. It would make more sense to evaluate people by their actions and what they do with their money. I also appreciated the relationship among tariffs, businesses and stocks [Best Buy example]. As for a government having a "stake" in a private business [Intel]: a very, very slippery slope which I would like the government to stay away from.

Judith Kraut's avatar

I am a contrarian paid subscriber and I am unable to get Coffee w/Contarians . I get the email but then have know way to access the actual discussion.

Irena's avatar

I wait until it becomes available as a transcript to read. One can access the actual discussion by clicking on the link WHILE the discussion is actually going on.

Patrick's avatar

Executive Summary: We are well and truly fucked.

As for chips, Trump doesn't know a semiconductor chip from a potato chip.

Margaret Cox's avatar

Here’s hoping that when US companies raise prices, they identify the reason.

Patricia F. Neyman's avatar

Can you please adjust your volumes in the future? His is much much lower than yours, and so it’s practically blasting my ears out every time you decided to speak! I had to run and reduce the volume. Otherwise, thank you for a great and informative session.

Deb's avatar

Thank you, great interview