Inside Political Science #011 – Economic Whac-a-Mole

Defense isn’t America’s number one expense anymore - paying for the national debt is taking over the top spot. Economics professor Jonathan Meer joins Kirby and Todd to diagnose the national debt and grade economic proposals from the Trump and Harris campaigns (find out why he’s giving F’s to both). Plus, Dr. Meer explains that purchasing power is up, even if it’s hard to believe, analyzes why stores do actually care what you think about their prices and dives into why some issues feel like “future America’s problem.” For more on this show and to listen to past episodes, visit tx.ag/insidepoliticalscience.