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VCs Debate: Tariffs, Taxation, Supply Chain | Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Zach Weinberg, Kevin Ryan

VCs Debate: Tariffs, Taxation, Supply Chain | Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Zach Weinberg, Kevin Ryan

Update: 2025-05-08
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This is the fourth episode of This Won’t Last. The show is a monthly conversation between Logan Bartlett of Redpoint, Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures, Kevin Ryan at Alleycorp, and Zach Weinberg at Operator Partners. This episode covers tech’s relationship with DC, entitlement spending, auto tariffs, the future of American politics, and more.


This Won't Last is part of the Turpentine podcast network. www.turpentine.co


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Timestamps: 


(00:00 ) Preview


(01:41 ) Go Knicks


(02:30 ) Pulse check: buyer's remorse?


(10:00 ) Fentanyl as a core focus


(16:11 ) Economic statecraft


(20:24 ) Pendulum swing for the Democrats?


(23:28 ) Energy prices and drilling policies


(29:43 ) Predictions on recession and midterm elections


(31:53 ) Market predictions


(32:50 ) Impact of tariffs, commitments, and tax cuts


(34:35 ) Debate on tax revenue and economic growth


(39:25 ) Entitlement spending and how to fix it


(42:05 ) How to get to 5% growth


(50:13 ) Trade, tariffs, and supply chains -- are we turning into Europe?


(56:00 ) Rare mineral supply


(59:00 ) China subsidizes the US consumers (like a tax cut)


(01:05:40 ) Tradecraft labor needs


(01:08:12 ) Wrap





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VCs Debate: Tariffs, Taxation, Supply Chain | Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Zach Weinberg, Kevin Ryan

VCs Debate: Tariffs, Taxation, Supply Chain | Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Zach Weinberg, Kevin Ryan

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