Justin Lahart

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1,185 appearances 22 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2017 last heard Dec 2024

Justin Lahart’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Strong Consumer Spending Could Spell Economic Trouble · 26 Dec 2017 podcast

So when people are investing, that helps a lot. voice-verified

You have to remember also, ultimately, when you invest in labor-saving devices, that helps you save on labor and grow more. voice-verified

But the initial thing that happens when you invest that money in the new thing is whoever makes the new thing is going to be getting paid more, is going to get hired more. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

So that would be good. voice-verified

And I think definitely it would just be good in general for companies to invest more. voice-verified

There's been a dearth of investment for a long time for really even before the recession started. voice-verified

And it's one of the reasons that the economy seems to be growing or that the economy is growing slower is we're just not as productive as an economy as we we have been in the past. voice-verified

Yeah, you would. voice-verified

And, you know, it's a good question about, well, what's the Fed going to do? voice-verified

You know, if you think about it, well, on the one hand, wages is something they worry about because when wages go up, there's inflation. voice-verified

But, you know, I think they're probably going to be just happy to see wages go up. voice-verified

And they may even take a little time off. voice-verified

and wait to see it actually filter into inflation. voice-verified

I mean, they're going to raise rates if they see wages go up, but they may not get really, really worried until they see that show up in the inflation number. voice-verified

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Tax Bill: Here Comes the Economic Stimulus · 19 Dec 2017 podcast

Yeah, some things changed with the plan.

One of the big ones was moving the top rate down further than either the House or the Senate had in their version.

The individual rate?

The individual rate, right, taking that down to 37%.

And all the other tax brackets are also similarly lower.

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