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The Fraud that went to our $40 Trillion Debt plus The Tariff Panic Was Wrong
In this episode of the 47 Morning Update w Ben Ferguson, Ben breaks down Government Accountability Office estimates of federal fraud and improper payments, discuss how those losses contribute to broader fiscal challenges, and analyze new Federal Reserve research on tariffs, inflation, and productivity. They explore the limits of attributing the national debt solely to fraud and waste while arguing that significant opportunities remain to reduce unnecessary spending. The conversation also compares predictions about tariff-driven inflation with more recent economic findings and examines how…
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