How risk perceptions and actions have changed over several years of the pandemic. How the pandemic's impacts continue to affect politics, the economy, financial markets, how we invest, and our personal lives.Topics covered include:Is the pandemic really over?What percentage of people continue to isolate at homeHow behaviors such as eating out and visiting friends have changed throughout the pandemic.How work has changed with the pandemicHas pandemic stimulus changed beliefs about the sustainability of the national debt leading to structural inflationHow productivity improvements could improve the national debt burdenWhat investment lessons has David learned from the pandemicFor more information on this episode click here.SponsorsLinkedIn – Post your job for freeExpress VPN – get three months free on VPN serviceShow NotesBiden’s claim that ‘pandemic is over’ complicates efforts to secure funding by Dan Diamond—The Washington PostCOVID-19 Dashboard—The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins UniversityAxios/Ipsos COVID-19 Poll – Wave 70, September 9–12, 2022Study: 163 Million People Dine Out at Least Once a Week—QSR MagazineU.S. Return-to-Office Rates Hit Pandemic High as More Employers Get Tougher By Peter Grant—The Wall Street JournalReassessing Constraints on the Economy and Policy; Panel Topic: An End to Pre-Pandemic Trends or Just a Temporary Interruption? by Valerie A. RameyInflation as a Fiscal Limit by Francesco Bianchi and Leonardo MelosiRelated Episodes333: How The Covid Shock Nearly Destroyed The Financial System400: What If High Inflation Doesn’t End?Investments MentionedSimplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (PFIX)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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