# Consumer Sentiment on The No Agenda Show

Consumer Sentiment comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2015 to April 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** June 2015 – April 2025
- **Related topics:** [Social Security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [Energy Prices](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/energy-prices.md), [Inflation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/inflation.md), [Interest Rates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/interest-rates.md), [Malls](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/malls.md), [Mers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mers.md), [Mike Johnson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mike-johnson.md), [Npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [Salt Deduction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/salt-deduction.md), [South Korea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-korea.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Reconciliation and Consumer Sentiment

- **Episode:** [1752: Pell-Mell](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1752-pell-mell.md)
- **Published:** 2025-04-03
- **Time:** 52:38–58:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1752-pell-mell/chapter/tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-reconciliation-and-consumer-sentiment.md

The Trump administration is working with House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass an extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act through the reconciliation process. Proposed changes include eliminating taxes on Social Security and tips, restoring the SALT deduction, and allowing interest deductions on American-made car loans. Despite "soft data" showing a dip in consumer sentiment, Treasury officials claim the underlying economy remains solid with no signs of hoarding or wage-spiral inflation.

Keywords: [tax cuts](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tax-cuts.md), [mike johnson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mike-johnson.md), [social security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [salt deduction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/salt-deduction.md), [consumer sentiment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/consumer-sentiment.md)

### NPR Inflation Reports, Rising Cost of Living

- **Episode:** [1399: Noodle Mensch](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1399-noodle-mensch.md)
- **Published:** 2021-11-14
- **Time:** 1:02:04–1:06:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1399-noodle-mensch/chapter/npr-inflation-reports-rising-cost-of-living.md

NPR reports on the "painfully high" prices affecting Americans, particularly those on fixed incomes like Social Security. Energy prices, including gasoline and heating oil, are cited as major drivers of inflation. A University of Michigan survey indicates that consumer sentiment is at its lowest point in a decade, with one in four people reporting a decline in living standards.

Keywords: [inflation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/inflation.md), [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [social security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [energy prices](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/energy-prices.md), [consumer sentiment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/consumer-sentiment.md)

### MERS Outbreak, South Korean Economic Impact

- **Episode:** [729: About Face!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/729-about-face.md)
- **Published:** 2015-06-11
- **Time:** 1:10:00–1:12:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/729-about-face/chapter/mers-outbreak-south-korean-economic-impact.md

South Korea's central bank cut interest rates to a record low to combat the economic fallout from a MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak. The government is concerned that fear of the virus will cause consumer spending to freeze, particularly in the country's massive shopping malls. Max Keiser is quoted suggesting that the financial pressure on populations like Greece can lead to extreme social consequences.

Keywords: [mers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mers.md), [south korea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-korea.md), [interest rates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/interest-rates.md), middle east respiratory syndrome, [malls](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/malls.md), [consumer sentiment](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/consumer-sentiment.md)

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