Former White House Economist: Flawed COVID Stimulus Has Been 'Fiscal Insanity'

<p>Former White House economist and current Texas Public Policy Foundation chief economist Vance Ginn joins the show to break down the $3 trillion+ in taxpayer money Congress has spent on &quot;stimulus&quot; and the shortcomings of this Big Government approach to revitalizing the economy.</p> <p>Can you spend your way out of shutdowns? How have Congress&#39;s key stimulus initiatives, from unemployment expansion to the Paycheck Protection Program to stimulus checks, worked out? And what about the push for more future $2,000 stimulus checks?</p> <p>We discuss this and more—like Vance&#39;s hot take on how best to consume meatloaf.</p> <p>Follow Vance on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VanceGinn" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/VanceGinn</a>.<br> Subscribe to his newsletter: <a href="https://vanceginn.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">https://vanceginn.substack.com/</a>.<br> Check out his work for TPPF: <a href="https://www.texaspolicy.com/about/staff/vance-ginn-ph-d/" rel="nofollow">https://www.texaspolicy.com/about/staff/vance-ginn-ph-d/</a>.</p> <p>Follow Brad on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo</a>.<br> Follow Brad on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/</a>.</p>