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Sep 23, 2020

A dollar amount on how much racism has cost the U.S.

A colossal number: $16 trillion over 20 years, due to racism in the U.S., according to a new study by Citigroup. Plus, the strength of spenders in this economy. And, fixing how we pay for long-term health care.

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U.S. suffered $16 trillion loss over 20 years due to racism new Citigroup study finds
by David Brancaccio, Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
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The biggest factor is entrepreneurship, where inequities resulted in a $13 trillion loss.
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Further confirmation that U.S. consumers are starting to spend more
Susan Schmidt, head of U.S. equities at Aviva Investors, has more.
Treasury report on paying for long-term care offers few solutions for families
by David Brancaccio, Chris Farrell, Meredith Garretson Morbey and Daniel Shin
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It only calls for modest tweaks to the private long-term care insurance market.
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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director

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A dollar amount on how much racism has cost the U.S.

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Segments From This Episode

U.S. suffered $16 trillion loss over 20 years due to racism new Citigroup study finds

Further confirmation that U.S. consumers are starting to spend more

Treasury report on paying for long-term care offers few solutions for families

The Team