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	Podcast:		Hidden Brain
	Episode:		Buy, Borrow, Steal
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:48:35
	Publish Date:		2020-06-22 21:02:31
	Description:		Policymakers have a tried-and-true game plan for jump-starting the economy in times of severe recession: Push stimulus packages and lower interest rates so Americans will borrow and spend. But economist Amir Sufi says the way we traditionally address a recession is deeply flawed. He argues that by encouraging "sugar-rush" solutions, the nation is putting poor and middle-class Americans and the entire economy at even greater risk. This week we look at the role of debt as a hidden driver of recessions, and how we might create a more stable system.
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