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    Welcome to The Heist

    Welcome to The Heist

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    Welcome to The Heist

    FromThe Heist

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    Length:
    4 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 1, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Welcome to the Heist: How did massive amounts of government money end up in the pockets of corporations and rich Americans during Trump’s presidency? We go inside the system to find out. 

    Episodes drop weekly starting September 17, 2020.
    Released:
    Sep 1, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (18)

    In Donald Trump’s America, wealthy people and large corporations have won big. The Trump Administration promised the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 would pay for itself and boost the middle class. But in truth, the tax cuts funnelled hundreds of millions into the pockets of the rich and ballooned the national debt. Then, something similar happened again with the 2020 pandemic bailout. Promises made, promises broken. The Heist is the story of a huge political swindle, how it happened, and how power works in a Donald Trump presidency. Reporters spent months behind the scenes: we get to know a big Republican donor, a senator who caves to political pressure, and the enigmatic Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, who led the charge for these laws.