America’s economy grew faster than that of any other G7 country last year. But, as our journalists have calculated, Americans are paying a “MAGA tax”—the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs, mass deportations and chaotic policymaking. Without that burden, they would be doing even better. The Economist’s top editors explain how much Donald Trump’s economic policies are costing America’s economy.
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00:00 - The paradox facing America’s economy
00:17 - What are the economic tailwinds?
01:29 - What are the economic headwinds?
02:20 - How much has AI propelled growth?
03:17 - The politics of the AI boom
04:01 - The role of American exceptionalism
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