The Optimists Have Questions…

Podcast: Optimist Economy · Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi

Opublikowano: 2026-03-31

Fourteen questions. Zero softballs. Listeners from Tacoma to Montreal wrote in to ask about retirement savings, taxing capital gains, home-buyer assistance programs, corporate profits in the tariffs era, what one state employee can or cannot accomplish, and whether meaningful economic reform will arrive before Millennials drop dead. And more. The inbox did not disappoint. 00:00 Announcements 01:59 Is a retirement savings crisis brewing? 04:32 Tax credits for first-time home buyers… good idea? 08:10 What if tax breaks for capital gains only applied to new investments? 13:39 Explain the $1,700 tax credit scholarship program...