Episode 27: Can Slow Growth and the American Dream Coexist?

Stephanomics

• Episode: Episode 27: Can Slow Growth and the American Dream Coexist?
• Website: Stephanomics
• Feed URL: http://feeds.bloomberg.fm/BLM8939407484
• Duration: 00:23:24
• Published: 2016-03-03 16:44

Presidential candidates including Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Jeb Bush have touted plans that will inspire growth twice as fast as what the U.S. has seen during the recovery. But can they actually follow through on those promises, or is the U.S. consigned to expansions that pale in comparison to decades past? Jason Furman, chairman of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, joins Tori and Dan to discuss how fast the economy can expect to grow given population and productivity trends, and whether that changes the reality of the American Dream. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com