{"id":10818,"date":"2025-06-09T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/?p=10818"},"modified":"2025-06-18T10:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:43:14","slug":"debt-deficits-and-the-big-beautiful-bill-with-economist-scott-baier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/debt-deficits-and-the-big-beautiful-bill-with-economist-scott-baier\/","title":{"rendered":"Debt, Deficits, and The Big Beautiful Bill: With Economist Scott Baier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;multiple_size=600&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=600&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;i=tc8c4-18cd153-pb\" width=\"640\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the <em>National Land Podcast<\/em>, host Mac Christian sits down with Dr. Scott Baier, Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of Research at Clemson University, to unpack the <em>economic realities behind tariffs, global trade, and the growing U.S. national debt<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0delve into how\u00a0<em>U.S.-China trade tensions<\/em>,\u00a0<em>tariffs on Canada and Mexico<\/em>, and the evolution of\u00a0<em>trade agreements like NAFTA to USMCA<\/em> are influencing\u00a0supply chains and U.S. manufacturing. 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