Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Kyla Scanlon speaks with Jason Furman, a Harvard economist who spent 8 years as President Obama's top economic advisor. Furman argues in favor of the largely unpopular proposal for taxing unrealized gains, explains how tariffs impact economic growth, explains immigration's role in the labor market, and more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Taxing Unrealized Capital Gains
05:29 US Debt Situation and Tax Code Changes
08:23 Price Gouging and Messaging vs. Policy Ideas
11:16 Tariffs and De-Globalization
14:11 Importance of Immigration to the Economy
17:14 Getting Rid of the Penny
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Kyla Scanlon speaks with Jason Furman, a Harvard economist who spent 8 years as President Obama's top economic advisor. Furman argues in favor of the largely unpopular proposal for taxing unrealized gains, explains how tariffs impact economic growth, explains immigration's role in the labor market, and more.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Taxing Unrealized Capital Gains
05:29 US Debt Situation and Tax Code Changes
08:23 Price Gouging and Messaging vs. Policy Ideas
11:16 Tariffs and De-Globalization
14:11 Importance of Immigration to the Economy
17:14 Getting Rid of the Penny
The content of the video is for general and informational purposes only. All views presented in this show reflect the opinions of the guest and the host. You should not take a mention of any asset, be it cryptocurrency or a publicly traded security as a recommendation to buy, sell or hold that cryptocurrency or security.
Guests and hosts are not affiliated with or endorsed by Public Holdings or its subsidiaries. You should make your own financial and investment decisions or consult respective professionals. Full disclosures are in the channel description. Learn more at Public.com/disclosures.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. There is a possibility of loss with any investment. Historical or hypothetical performance results, if mentioned, are presented for illustrative purposes only. Do not infer or assume that any securities, sectors or markets described in the videos were or will be profitable.
Any statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements are strictly based on the current views, opinion, or assumptions of the person presenting them, and should not be taken as an indicator of performance nor should be relied upon as an investment advice.
