Could ‘Trump Accounts’ Actually Close the Wealth Gap?
The episode explores President Trump's newly launched 'Trump accounts,' a bipartisan-backed policy providing $1,000 to babies born during his second term to invest in the stock market, aiming to reduce the wealth gap. Despite the promise of free, long-term wealth-building, enrollment rema
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