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Aug 27, 2022Liked by Josh Barro

Thank you for this very straightforward analysis. This is why I subscribe . Very Seriously, worth every dime.

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Aug 27, 2022Liked by Josh Barro

Is that a grill I see in the background? Gasp.

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Aug 27, 2022Liked by Josh Barro

Here to compliment you on your glassware.

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Is that a grill in the background?

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Improve efficiency at ports of entry on the southern border so that the legitimate flow of goods and people can cross more quickly.

A bit of an anecdote here: I am a born and bred San Diegan. I cross into Tijuana on a semi-regular basis and my wife crosses several days a week to study medicine in Tijuana. Last Friday I waited 90 minutes to cross back into San Diego in the pedestrian line. 90 minutes! A lot of this has to do with CBP being understaffed but it also seems like there are so many paths to reducing inefficiencies at the border such as increasing automation. I understand that this issue is more acute in border regions since a large percentage of our labor force consists of dual citizens that cross regularly but I can only imagine this contributes to supply side shortages nationally as well. Any thoughts on this Josh? It doesn't get as much airtime as I wish it would (most pundits tend to be a bit East Coast-centric) but I think it should!

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Thanks for the gin drink recommendation. And, I may need to find some Continental drinking glasses. It was the first airline I was loyal to when I began my consulting career 25 years ago!

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Very interested in this comment "..... press down on inflation by making energy cheaper .....".

Missed how this is going to occur.

More explanation please.

Thought the energy issue was about climate?

This messaging is much better.

I've noted for awhile the message is right, but the messaging is wrong.

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I do hope the debt forgiveness doesn't cause quite the mess that's being forecast, though it's hard to imagine there won't be some kind of repercussions.

P.S. New subscriber here: I haven't missed a podcast, have I? Last one I see was Aug. 3.

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