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Is The Economy About To Crash?

2025-12-08 News & Politics
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Ben Shapiro
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Economic Sentiment Disconnect, Crime Focus, and Political Loyalty Tests

Uncover why booming economic statistics clash with public anxiety, and examine key political battles over crime, immigration enforcement, and perceived loyalty.

Short Summary

  • Stock market performance and aggregate unemployment figures suggest a strong economy, yet many Americans, especially younger ones, report high financial strain.
  • The Biden administration’s past inflation policies have created a real economic "hangover," making price stability elusive despite recent moderating inflation.
  • Democrats pivot political messaging toward emphasizing affordability concerns, while the Trump campaign shifts focus toward high-profile crime and illegal immigration enforcement successes.
  • President Trump faces internal challenges regarding his use of the pardon power, exemplified by wavering support for a pardoned Democrat running for re-election.

This episode analyzes the psychological rift between positive macroeconomic indicators—like low unemployment and high stock indices—and widespread public pessimism, tracing this feeling to sticky inflation and location-based housing realities. We explore how policy choices in housing supply, coupled with reduced residential mobility, exacerbate affordability issues in major metropolitan areas. Finally, the discussion pivots to political strategy, focusing on the administration's aggressive stance on crime and immigration enforcement versus internal GOP friction over executive actions.

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Americans feel uneasy about the economy despite boomtime numbers, and we examine why; President Trump continues to target Democrats’ soft on crime policies; and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may be on the chopping block. Ep.2329 -- -- -- LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos daily. https://www.youtube.com/@BenShapiro?sub_confirmation=1 Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE -- -- -- Today's Sponsors: Perplexity - Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/benshapiro and try out their new AI-powered web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/ ZipRecruiter - Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE: https://ZipRecruiter.com/DAILYWIRE Legacybox - Get your family's videotapes converted for just $9 at https://Legacybox.com/SHAPIRO Chef IQ - Visit https://ChefIQ.com promo code BEN for 30% off sitewide. Bambee - Right now, get one month of Bambee for just ONE DOLLAR! Go to https://Bambee.com and type in 'Ben Shapiro' under Podcast to schedule your first call with an HR Manager RIGHT NOW! Kalshi - Visit https://kalshi.com/shapiro to see live prediction markets and sign up today to trade on the outcomes that matter most to you. 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Is The Economy About To Crash? 5:32 - Massive Move On Kalshi For Fed Decision In December 9:04 - Inflation 9:42 - Bessent: Economy Has Outperformed Expectations 11:59 - Dimon: Economy Is Fine, But Inflation Not Going Down 13:02 - Harvard/Harris Poll: Young People Feel Disillusioned 18:24 - Affordability Issue Facing Young Adults 27:22 - Trump’s Affordability Plan 31:35 - Crime 35:44 - Mamdani’s Plan To End Homeless Camp Sweeps 36:57 - Fast Facts 39:32 - CNN’s Dana Bash vs Tom Homan On Somalis 41:33 - Dr. Oz: Fix Medicare Fraud Or Lose Funding 42:22 - Keith Ellison On If They’ll Arrest ICE Agents 43:22 - Omar Compares Stephen Miller To Nazis 44:37 - Noem Out? 45:25 - Hegseth Rips WaPo For Report 47:00 - Hegseth: We’re Tracking Narco-Terrorists & Killing Them 47:43 - Adam Schiff: Boat Strikes Are Unconstitutional 48:40 - Tom Cotton: Any Boat Loaded w/ Drugs To Kill Americans Is Valid Target 49:07 - Pardon Problems 50:25 - Cuellar Runs Again 52:00 - World Cup 52:52 - Trump Given Prize At Kennedy Center 55:04 - Outro -- -- -- DailyWire+ 1️⃣ Once a year, every year, we give you our best deal of the year. And it’s happening right now. DailyWire+ memberships are 50% off. ​​https://getdwplus.com/blackfridayBENYT 2️⃣ Finally, Friendly Fire is here! No moderator, no safe words. Now available at https://www.dailywire.com/show/friendly-fire 3️⃣ Order my new book, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) right now at https://www.dailywire.com/ben 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw -- -- -- This video includes information, descriptions, video, and images meant to give important context to viewers. By including this context, the overlaid commentary, criticism, and analysis is able to serve the public's interest in the discussed subject matter. Pairing the appropriate context with the included commentary allows the video to: (i) educate viewers; and (ii) document newsworthy events or other matters of public interest. To the greatest extent possible, the included commentary is intended to: (a) accurately identify the involved parties; (b) describe the subject matter in detail; (c) clearly articulate condemnation and criticism of the subject behavior while including an opposing view; and (d) to discourage viewers from engaging in the subject behavior. #BenShapiro #TheBenShapiroShow #News #Politics #DailyWire

Top Comments (10)

@Alafair.CarolynJohns 2025-12-08

Im glad the economy is looking good. Honestly, I'm so poor I can't tell.

282 35 replies
@rustedeternity 2025-12-08

My 401 is doing great, my wallet not so much

212 26 replies
@stevebachochin2038 2025-12-08

If you had a budget, you will notice the massive price increases

161 21 replies
@I_am_romeants 2025-12-08

“The stock market” Brother do you think that people who make 50-75k a year give two shits about the stock market when rent is 3k a month, every grocery store stop is 300-400$, all bills are up, gas is still over 3$, car repairs and home fixes are sky high due to material markets… the stock market is something that makes the rich ultra rich and the ultra rich uber rich… THE AVERAGE AMERICAN AND THE MIDDLE CLASS ARE BLEEDING.

157 44 replies
@pawelhuszcza9611 2025-12-08

House prices is a modern tragedy and this cannot be just "talked away".

150 46 replies
@cweb1988 2025-12-08

The economy is not the stock market. The economy is goods and services. And all goods and services have and are going up.

150 16 replies
@Nellsbells79 2025-12-08

Grocery store prices are INSANE!!!!! Construction is not great, prices for construction products are sky high. Numbers on paper look good. The masses are choking on high prices

58 1 replies
@tyroneknight9364 2025-12-08

Tired of the graph go up good argument

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@GPFaster1 2025-12-08

I was born in Brooklyn, and almost everyone I knew couldn't wait to make enough money to get the hell out of NY.

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@Egg_on_a_fist 2025-12-09

Ben says “there is a large disconnect between how the economy is doing and how people feel about the economy” Ben, you couldn’t be any more close yet so far away

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