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Yes.

So I guess a win for us.

Right, right.

CPI tries to measure out-of-pocket costs that consumers are paying for things, whereas the PCE index that the Fed targets is a little bit broader of a measure.

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He's not supporting me.

It does seem that way, yeah.

Yep, indeed. It's a pleasure, and I'm honored to be guest number two. I didn't get the number one slot, but I'll take number two.

Yep, indeed. It's a pleasure, and I'm honored to be guest number two. I didn't get the number one slot, but I'll take number two.

Yep, indeed. It's a pleasure, and I'm honored to be guest number two. I didn't get the number one slot, but I'll take number two.

I mean, I would describe myself as populist left. So for me, you know, and a sort of economic analysis is really central to the way I view politics. And that doesn't mean that, you know, other things aren't important, that I don't focus on other things. Certainly right now in Trump 2.0, I'm focusing on a lot to do with deportations to due process and all those sorts of things as well.