Episode 15: Heidi Peltier from The Costs of War Project
You Don't Have to Yell
English - November 14, 2019 20:58 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPolitics News History currentevents history centrist politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We talk about military spending in terms of dollars, but rarely do we talk about the opportunity costs of not investing those dollars in other areas. Economist Heidi Peltier from The Costs of War Project discusses the potential job creating benefits of investing in infrastructure, education, and renewable energy we're currently missing out on.