EPISODE · Sep 28, 2020 · 1H 42M
Annie Lowrey on America’s punitive safety net, and how we can fix it.
from Andrew Yang Podcast · host Andrew Yang & Audacy
Annie Lowrey, author of Give People Money and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Andrew to discuss on-the-ground indicators of how the economy is doing, the multiplier effects of giving people cash, why the social safety net is so difficult to use, and policy changes that could make the safety net less punitive.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mAOr0WN4k08Annie Lowrey - https://twitter.com/AnnieLowrey | https://theatlantic.com/author/annie-lowreyAndrew Yang - https://instagram.com/andrewyang | https://twitter.com/AndrewYangZach Graumann - https://instagram.com/zachgraumann | https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann
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Annie Lowrey, author of Give People Money and staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Andrew to discuss on-the-ground indicators of how the economy is doing, the multiplier effects of giving people cash, why the social safety net is so difficult to use, and policy changes that could make the safety net less punitive.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mAOr0WN4k08Annie Lowrey - https://twitter.com/AnnieLowrey | https://theatlantic.com/author/annie-lowreyAndrew Yang - https://instagram.com/andrewyang | https://twitter.com/AndrewYangZach Graumann - https://instagram.com/zachgraumann | https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann
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