There are 28 days until the US presidential election, as of today. Do you know where the candidates stand on economic and geopolitical issues?
Join Steve Odland and guest David Young, President of the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), as they hold a nonpartisan discussion on the presidential candidates’ positions on trade, taxes and tariffs.
(01:00) Tax Policies of the Presidential Candidates
(04:33) Regulation and Deregulation: A Stark Contrast
(06:48) Tariffs and Trade: A Complex Landscape
(11:48) USMCA and International Agreements
(13:14) NATO and Defense Spending
(19:14) Immigration and the Southern Border
(22:40) Geopolitical Hotspots: Russia, Ukraine, and China
(29:45) Middle East Tensions and Closing Thoughts
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C-Suite Perspectives is a series hosted by our President & CEO, Steve Odland. This weekly conversation takes an objective, data-driven look at a range of business topics aimed at executives. Listeners will come away with what The Conference Board does best: Trusted Insights for What’s Ahead®.
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