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Whitney Tilson: “Our economy, by and large, is doing well. We brought…”

Featuring: Whitney Tilson, Democratic | Former Hedge Fund Manager, Candidate for New York City Mayor

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WealthTrack Interview with Whitney Tilson on Investment Strategies and Market Lessons

Published | Video Starts at 15:48

Every time I turn on the TV and open the newspaper, there's somebody predicting gloom and doom with a, you know, that everything's, you know, the world's falling apart, et cetera, et cetera. And that's just not true. Our economy, by and large, is doing well. We brought inflation under control without triggering a recession. The unemployment rate has ticked up a little bit, but it's still low by historical standards. (15:48–15:55)

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Asserts that the economy is performing well, with inflation controlled without causing a recession.

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