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Apr 25, 2017

04/25/2017: It’s tax plan eve

President Trump’s tax plan will either be the best thing for the economy since sliced bread (or something), or it’ll blow the deficit to kingdom come. It kinda just depends on your perspective right now. We’ll look at the arguments for the sliced bread side ahead of the president’s announcement tomorrow. Then: Did anyone expect Canada to attract Trump’s trade-policy wrath? Wilbur Ross said today there won’t be a trade war, but there’s gonna be collateral damage. Plus, we’ll talk with Dave Eggers about his book “The Circle” as the movie version heads to theaters.

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order surrounded by small business leaders in the Oval Office of the White House January 30, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Trump’s tax plan raises economists’ eyebrows
by Marielle Segarra
President Trump is expected to unveil his tax plan tomorrow. It would reportedly lower the corporate tax rate to 15 percent. Budget analysts predict that would cost the federal government more than $2 trillion in revenue over a decade. But the administration says the tax cuts will boost the economy so much that they’ll pay […]
What a $400 juicer says about Silicon Valley
by Kai Ryssdal
Photo courtesy of Juicero.com
The company raised over $100 million from venture capitalists, but why?
Canadian lumber is the first demonstration of Trump’s tough-on-trade promises
by Jed Kim
When President Trump promised he’d be tough on trade, Canada wasn’t a name he threw around much. But his administration’s first big trade tax turns out to be a proposed 20 percent or so tariff on Canadian “soft lumber.” That’s pine, spruce, fir — the kind of wood used to build homes. Secretary of Commerce […]
Community near Georgia nuclear plant looks at an uncertain future
by Marketplace Contributor
Grant Blankenship
What will Westinghouse's bankruptcy mean for its nuclear projects in the U.S.?
‘The Circle’ author Dave Eggers thinks the internet is getting creepier
by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Motion Picture Artwork © 2017 STX Financing, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
'The Circle' imagines a worst-case scenario for the connected world.
Run government as a business? Americans are split
Andrew Harrer - Pool/Getty Images
Marketplace polling shows views differ by age, gender and party
Trump will review act that protects federal land and national monuments
by Reema Khrais
This week, President Trump will likely sign an executive order related to national monuments. And, no, I’m not just talking about statues. These are federal designations meant to protect things like public land and water. Trump’s order is expected to review some of them, which could upset a lot of environmentalists. It could upend protections […]

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04/25/2017: It’s tax plan eve

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Segments From This Episode

Trump’s tax plan raises economists’ eyebrows

What a $400 juicer says about Silicon Valley

Canadian lumber is the first demonstration of Trump’s tough-on-trade promises

Community near Georgia nuclear plant looks at an uncertain future

‘The Circle’ author Dave Eggers thinks the internet is getting creepier

Run government as a business? Americans are split

Trump will review act that protects federal land and national monuments

Music from the episode