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Heather Long

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90 total appearances

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Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

They're starting to see and get notes from retailers or from electric utilities warning them that as these tariffs go into place, bicycles are going to cost more. Your utility bill could come up if you get your energy partly from Canadian hydropower, Canadian oil that's coming across the border. So I think people are very tuned into this and can really start to see it tangibly. Yeah.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

They're starting to see and get notes from retailers or from electric utilities warning them that as these tariffs go into place, bicycles are going to cost more. Your utility bill could come up if you get your energy partly from Canadian hydropower, Canadian oil that's coming across the border. So I think people are very tuned into this and can really start to see it tangibly. Yeah.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

Yeah. And this is so different than before. Partly it's tariffs, but even more so, I think the Trump administration, particularly Elon Musk, did not understand the psychology of this doge craziness.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

Yeah. And this is so different than before. Partly it's tariffs, but even more so, I think the Trump administration, particularly Elon Musk, did not understand the psychology of this doge craziness.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

Yeah. And this is so different than before. Partly it's tariffs, but even more so, I think the Trump administration, particularly Elon Musk, did not understand the psychology of this doge craziness.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

You know, they're so eager to show that they are cutting all of these federal jobs. But what it's really doing is freaking Americans out, even if you don't work in a federal government sector. You know, I've heard from daycare workers who suddenly say, wait a minute, if a bunch of people in my area lose their job, does that mean they're not going to take their kid to daycare anymore?

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

You know, they're so eager to show that they are cutting all of these federal jobs. But what it's really doing is freaking Americans out, even if you don't work in a federal government sector. You know, I've heard from daycare workers who suddenly say, wait a minute, if a bunch of people in my area lose their job, does that mean they're not going to take their kid to daycare anymore?

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

You know, they're so eager to show that they are cutting all of these federal jobs. But what it's really doing is freaking Americans out, even if you don't work in a federal government sector. You know, I've heard from daycare workers who suddenly say, wait a minute, if a bunch of people in my area lose their job, does that mean they're not going to take their kid to daycare anymore?

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

And so I lose my job or restaurant workers thinking the same thing. Wait a minute, are all these people not going to come out for their birthday dinner anymore? And so my job's on the line or my hours get cut back.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

And so I lose my job or restaurant workers thinking the same thing. Wait a minute, are all these people not going to come out for their birthday dinner anymore? And so my job's on the line or my hours get cut back.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

And so I lose my job or restaurant workers thinking the same thing. Wait a minute, are all these people not going to come out for their birthday dinner anymore? And so my job's on the line or my hours get cut back.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

What's different now than what I was seeing even a couple of weeks ago is when you look at these consumer sentiment surveys that are really in the dumps now, you know, people are very afraid. People, this is the vibe session. Trump is in a vibe session, let's call it. People, when they're asked, do you think unemployment will go up?

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

What's different now than what I was seeing even a couple of weeks ago is when you look at these consumer sentiment surveys that are really in the dumps now, you know, people are very afraid. People, this is the vibe session. Trump is in a vibe session, let's call it. People, when they're asked, do you think unemployment will go up?

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

What's different now than what I was seeing even a couple of weeks ago is when you look at these consumer sentiment surveys that are really in the dumps now, you know, people are very afraid. People, this is the vibe session. Trump is in a vibe session, let's call it. People, when they're asked, do you think unemployment will go up?

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

in six to 12 months or do you think you will financially be worse off? There's been this crazy spike in people who think they or someone they know is going to lose their job very soon and that their finances are going to be worse off. And that was different. Under the Biden administration, a lot of people gave very poor grades to the economy. They didn't like the economy. They were very worried.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

in six to 12 months or do you think you will financially be worse off? There's been this crazy spike in people who think they or someone they know is going to lose their job very soon and that their finances are going to be worse off. And that was different. Under the Biden administration, a lot of people gave very poor grades to the economy. They didn't like the economy. They were very worried.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

in six to 12 months or do you think you will financially be worse off? There's been this crazy spike in people who think they or someone they know is going to lose their job very soon and that their finances are going to be worse off. And that was different. Under the Biden administration, a lot of people gave very poor grades to the economy. They didn't like the economy. They were very worried.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

But when they were asked, are your personal finances going to be better off in six to 12 months? The vast majority of people would say yes.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

But when they were asked, are your personal finances going to be better off in six to 12 months? The vast majority of people would say yes.

Today, Explained
Fear is the economy killer

But when they were asked, are your personal finances going to be better off in six to 12 months? The vast majority of people would say yes.