Wonkbook: Trump is talking like a big-spending Democrat

By Matt O'Brien When President Trump is paying attention, h... | Sponsored by Morgan Stanley   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   (Andrew Harnik/Associated Press) By Matt O'Brien When President Trump is paying attention, he thinks we're all Keynesians now. "We're also going to prime the pump," he recently told the New York Times's Robert Draper, by which he means that the government is going to "spend money to make a lot more money in the future." That, he explained, is what will get the economy "going, and going big league, and having the jobs coming in and the taxes that will be cut very substantially and the regulations that'll be going." Now, it's hard to say what exactly Trump has in mind here. Read the rest on Wonkblog. Map of the day Buckle your seat belt! We know where you are. Christopher Ingraham has more. ADVERTISEMENT   Top policy tweets I don't see how a Trumpcare vote is possible this week. Freedom Caucus will want 72 hrs to review bill and moderates need LOTS of attention. — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) April 4, 2017 Why getting rid of the essential health benefits in Obamacare makes the promise to cover everyone meaningless https://t.co/JM5chyUXxt — Julia Belluz (@juliaoftoronto) April 4, 2017 Rep Chris Collins says Tuesday Group met last night agreed they won't meet or work w Freedom Caucus. "If that call comes in just hang up" — Daniel Newhauser (@dnewhauser) March 30, 2017 GOP moderates will have to back a plan that is worse for sick people *even though* it's likely doomed by Byrd Rule in Senate: https://t.co/AXiiHCwZik — Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) April 4, 2017 "Over [past] two years more Americans died of opiate addiction than died in the entire Vietnam War." https://t.co/7hYrrLREEy — Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) April 4, 2017 Most Recent Posts from Wonkblog If white America is in ‘crisis,’ what have black Americans been living through? By Jeff Guo  •  Read more » U.S. trade deficit shrinks as global economy gathers strength But economists say that the drop in the trade deficit last month likely had little to do with the current administration. By Ana Swanson and Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   Trump nominee to lead SEC moves closer to Senate confirmation The Senate Banking Committee voted 15 to 8 in favor of Clayton's nomination to be chair of the SEC. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan’s tax plan depends on Trump not keeping his trade promise The big question is where the money is going to come from. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   What Americans get wrong about food stamps, according to an expert who’s spent 20 years researching them An expert debunks some of the most common myths about SNAP By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more »   The DEA just gave a big boost to a cannabis-based seizure drug A drug company just scored a victory in its bid to get the federal government to treat its cannabis-based seizure treatment differently from marijuana. By Keith Humphreys  •  Read more » The shockingly low seat belt use in some parts of the country "Click it or ticket," unless you live in one of these places apparently. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Half of Americans are responsible for only 3 percent of health care costs The top 1 percent in health care drive more spending than the bottom 75 percent By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more »   This one group gets 70 percent of high-skilled foreign worker visas Foreign tech workers on edge as lottery opens By Tracy Jan  •  Read more »   Jerry Jones’s marijuana proposal could save NFL players’ lives The way football teams manage players' short-term pain could create scary long-term consequences. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »           Share Wonkbook:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for a Wonkblog newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071