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With the Rich Increasingly Prop Up the US Economy, the Path to Prosperity Narrows; also, News Fatigue is Society’s IRL Frankenstein Monster
March 05, 2025 · 56 min
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider what it means that the US economy continues to become more and more reliant on spending by the top 10% of earners, and discuss how this is the exact opposite of how the US built to largest middle class in the history of the world in the 20th century (01:15).  The guys also take a look at the concept of news fatigue, and discuss why so many in our modern society feel overwhelmed by the news and what can be done about it (29:51).   The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People (Wall Street Journal) (Apple News Link)   Why the News Feels Overwhelming—And How to Cope (Scientific American) (Apple News Link)