EPISODE · May 13, 2025 · 20 MIN
4: UK and China Trade Deals, the GOP’s ‘One Big, Beautiful’ Tax Bill, and Trump’s Plan to Slash Prescription Drug Costs
from The Two-Handed Economist · host Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
John Diamond explains why President Donald Trump’s recently announced trade deal with the United Kingdom is a net negative for the U.S. and why despite an additional trade deal with China, we’re still worse off than we were five months ago. Then, he reviews the progress of Republicans’ “one big, beautiful” tax bill and explains what makes fiscal sense and what doesn’t. Finally, he explores an executive order from Trump that aims to slash prescription drug prices and explores the potential trade-off between lower consumer costs and incentivizing pharmaceutical innovation. This conversation was recorded on May 13, 2025. Follow John Diamond on X (@jw_diamond) and LinkedIn. You can follow @BakerInstitute on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Learn more about our data-driven, nonpartisan policy research and analysis at bakerinstitute.org.
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