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Podcast: The State of California
Episode: What do Trump's federal cuts mean for the future of the U.S. economy?
Description: The fallout continues from President Trump’s economic policies, with the stock market plunging today in reaction to the trade war he started.
Meanwhile, unemployment is rising and there are many disgruntled Trump supporters among the tens of thousands of federal workers he has fired.
Is this mass reduction in the federal workforce really going to make government work better and save money in the long run?
For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Patti Reising and KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern spoke with William Resh, associate professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy and an expert on the pr...