Policy should keep its eye on what sustains high long-term economic growth (which has been pretty widely distributed), distinguish recession-appropriate policies from long-term growth policies, and avoid using false claims of stagnation to justify measures like closing borders to goods and immigrants.

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Bruce Meyer

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we shouldn't use false claims of stagnation to justify things like closing the borders to Goods and immigrants

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Bruce Meyer on the Middle Class, Poverty, and Inequality 10/03/2011EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:20:26 AM

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