# A Politics of Nostalgia: Economic Policy Under Biden and Trump

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Podcast: [Unintended Consequences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409)
Published: 2024-10-14T21:19:58+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences/politics-nostalgia-economic-policy-under-biden-trump
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There is substantial overlap between the Biden and Trump administrations on economic policy. Both presidents have favored protectionist industrial policy and higher import tariffs. Yet these policies would not only fail to return America to the economy of the early 20th century; they would harm most ordinary American workers and consumers in the attempt. In this episode, Peter and Paul discuss the incredible cost of Trump’s proposed tariff increases, the retrograde nature of Biden’s approach to the steel industry, and a surprising result from the research on universal basic income. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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