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Podcast: The Money with Katie Show
Episode: Why Economist Kathryn Edwards is Optimistic About America’s Future
Description: 2025’s financial news cycle feels like a broken wind-up doll, where recession indicators, unemployment numbers, inflation data, and tax cuts are #JustTheTip of an unsettling iceberg. So, this week, we’re joined by economist Kathryn Edwards (aka “Keds Economist”), and I got to ask her about:
🧠 The no-brainer policy with a huge ROI that nobody’s talking about
✂️ The fundamental flaw with using tax policy (read: tax cuts) to stimulate growth
🇺🇸 Her honest POV on America’s economic outlook and “recession-proofing” a household
👊🏼 The limits of “empowerment” rhetoric, which often tries to use cultural or social nudging to solve problems that si...