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Is the US Economy Working? One Influential Economist Says No

Clip: 2/21/2020 | 15m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Influential economist Heather Boushey discusses the state of the U.S. economy.

The U.S. economy is going through its longest expansion in history but is it working for everyone's benefit? Heather Boushey, CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, warns that wages are not rising as quickly as the economy. Boushey, one of Washington’s most influential voices on economic policy, joins Tanzina Vega to discuss.

02/21/2020

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