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Cato Weekly Podcast • October 11, 2022 

# Ignoring versus Overstating the Tradeoffs Inherent in Crafting Policy 

Where do the Left and Right go wrong when considering economic policy? Economist Jason Furman spoke at the Cato Institute’s [New Challenges to the Free Economy](https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://www.cato.org/events/new-challenges-free-economy-left-right___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOmZiNDVmODBjNzRlN2Q1OTM4Zjc1ZTlkMDViNDdmYjlkOjY6ZGFlODpmOTU5N2YzZjRkYzY3MTI5NmJmMjljZTNmM2RhN2MwMjZmNWUxN2JiOGRlODc4MGEzYTMwYWFjOTM3OWI1Mzg3Omg6Rg) conference held last week.

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##### Jason Furman 

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute