Are We Headed Towards Another Recession?

Dean Baker, macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., discusses the latest economic news, including how some economists believe the United States is headed toward another recession, and how the Trump administration is denying those claims.

When the @BrianLehrer caller leads, "The stock market is a scam" but goes on to point out "executives are primarily compensated in stock, on which they pay capital gains taxes and not income taxes, so their interest is in pumping up the stock price and leaving others holding bag" pic.twitter.com/PhOAk6NPv9

— David Moore (@ppolitics) August 21, 2019