How close is the US to crony capitalism?
Episode
9 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Personal Finance, Relationships, Investing
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What It Covers
The Indicator examines whether America is shifting toward crony capitalism under Trump, analyzing billionaire wealth patterns and government-business relationships.
Notable Moment
Trump tells reporters he decides tariff exemptions instinctively, highlighting how policy decisions increasingly depend on presidential whims rather than systematic processes.
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