Today, Trump‘s high tariffs against Canada and Mexico will kick in. Trump insists they will help Americans but experts like billionaire investor Warren Buffett say tariffs are an “act of war to some degree.” CBS News asked Buffet whether tariffs will impact inflation and he said:
 "Over time, they are a tax on goods. I mean, the Tooth Fairy doesn't pay 'em! And then what? You always have to ask that question in economics. You always say, 'And then what?'"
Meanwhile, America has a new crypto reserve and crypto markets are thriving under Trump. We’ll talk to journalist Michael Hiltzik from the LA Times about what putting faith in crypto could mean for the economy. 
Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston will join us to talk politics.
Tech Tuesday brings Jefferson Graham by the show to talk about Amazon‘s new Alexa+ and the new MacBook Air.
The Mark Thompson Show 
3/4/25
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