Consumers are still stressed about the job market

Consumer confidence ticked up in June, according to The
Conference Board. At the same time, confidence in the labor
market weakened for a seventh consecutive month. In this episode,
what good are a bunch of confident consumers if they're stressed
about finding work? Plus: SNAP cuts will hurt grocery stores,
Americans have to buy foreign goods if we want other countries to
buy our goods, and tariff costs negate productivity growth
benefits.


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