Stacey Vanek-Smith

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2,095 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 19 Sep

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Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · The Fed Chair Won't Talk (But Markets Listened Anyway) | Off the Clock · 29 Aug 2026 podcast

if that g if those goods came into the mix, it could be real bad.

You know, Justin.

I appreciate that.

I no, I think I don't think that's the reason why.

I think well, go on, go on.

Yes, because not only is there car parts, the United Auto Workers actually came out like waving their hands, being like, Don't do this.

Um, but oil and gas, we import almost most of our natural gas and oil from Canada.

And although we are a big producer, I think the biggest producer of natural gas in the world, we don't produce as much as we consume.

So if Canada cuts us off from oil and gas, like that, which is not being tariffed, to be clear, but that I mean, maybe that's their straight of hormuz.

Which brings me to this really interesting thing I wanted to run by you, Justin, about all this.

Economically speaking

There's just no contest.

Like if

trade with Canada blew up tomorrow, like all of it, it would be hard for us.

It would be devastating for Canada.

But

I feel like somehow this is sort of potentially mirrors the situation in Iran, where the same thing.

If you look at the two countries on paper, it's there's no contest.

Like the US is just outmatches Iran in every possible way, except that somehow Iran is

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