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Jun 28, 2017

06/28/2017: Drama in DC has economic costs

If you can count on anything, it’s that you can’t count on Washington for anything right now. You’ve got inconsistent statements, intra-party squabbling, ambitious legislative goals with real policy differences and, oh yeah, a special prosecutor and a few congressional investigations. The potential economic costs really start to add up. Plus: We’re on Day Two of another high-profile ransomware attack that’s hit a bunch of shipping companies, law firms and other businesses. We’ll try to sort out what’s going on. Then: How’d so many of us end up getting health care from employers? You’ve always wondered.

President Donald Trump announces his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accords in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2017.
President Donald Trump announces his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accords in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2017.
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If you can count on anything, it’s that you can’t count on Washington for anything right now. You’ve got inconsistent statements, intra-party squabbling, ambitious legislative goals with real policy differences and, oh yeah, a special prosecutor and a few congressional investigations. The potential economic costs really start to add up. Plus: We’re on Day Two of another high-profile ransomware attack that’s hit a bunch of shipping companies, law firms and other businesses. We’ll try to sort out what’s going on. Then: How’d so many of us end up getting health care from employers? You’ve always wondered.