Simon Johnson: belief

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…But we wouldn’t mind. Our feelings wouldn’t be hurt. It’d be a much easier separation. Oh, I see what you’re saying — it wouldn’t be an emotional breakup. Yes, possibly. That’s a very intriguing notion and probably should be considered. I think NAFTA or USMCA, as it is now, has enough political baggage as it is in the US. The US, Tyler — we haven’t talked about this at all, but I think trade and trade policy and the politics of trade remain immensely complex in the US, and that’s not getting easier. I’m not sure that adding a significant additional piece to USMCA would be helpful or even feasible. My whole life I’ve admired the British system of government, but lately, it just feels to me that it’s not working. You have how many prime ministers in how many years? Is it four in seven years? I’ve lost track. What, if anything, has gone wrong, and how would you fix it? Procedurally, at the so-called constitutional level — I know you don’t have a formal written constitution — but what would you change? And what’s gone wrong?…

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