Morning Joe Economic Analyst Steve Rattner charts the data on declining savings and rising debt. By now, the impact of inflation and the weak job market on the “affordability” problem has become well known. What’s perhaps less well known is the deterioration of Americans’ savings and obligations to lenders as they try to maintain […]
On MS NOW’s Morning Joe today, Steve Rattner illustrated the unequal experiences of Americans in Trump’s economy. As data released earlier this week reinforced, American consumers continue to grow ever more concerned about the state of the economy, particularly as the war in Iran drags on with no relief in sight from high energy […]
On MS NOW’s Morning Joe, Steve Rattner unpacks the data behind Trump’s weakening labor market, particularly for blue-collar men and college grads. Poll after poll makes clear that Americans are hugely dissatisfied with the state of the economy. While inflation and affordability generally top the list of grievances, a flagging job market – particularly for […]
On MS NOW’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner broke down the disastrous impact of the Republicans’ Obamacare cuts. While Americans’ discontent tends to focus more on inflation, housing and general affordability, health care may also be playing a role in their unhappiness. Last fall, Senate Democrats forced a government shutdown that would become the longest […]
On MS NOW’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner follows the money to show how the President has made billions off his second term. Just hours before the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner last Saturday, President Trump met with the 297 largest buyers of his meme coin at his Mar-a-Lago club, just […]
“[a] surprisingly modest account…Rattner has a journalistic talent for the telling detail, resulting in a memorable tale of life in the middle of the economic meltdown...Rattner deftly draws portraits of the inhabitants of "the Oval" and the West Wing...Rattner has proved himself a gifted chronicler.”
-Time Magazine
