Next week, JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off in the only confirmed vice presidential debate ahead of the election. As voters look ahead to what their economic policies might be, we look back to see what they have said and done, and how it turned out. Planet Money's newsletter author Greg Rosalsky has spent some time combing through the economic records of Vance and Walz, and has some knowledge to share. Why does Walz support universal free school lunches, and why do some criticize him for it? Why have some called Vance a "Khan-servative?" And, how much do these candidates represent a break from the past? This episode was hosted by Nick Fountain and Greg Rosalsky. It was produced by James Sneed and Emma Peaslee. It was edited by Meg Cramer. Sierra Juarez fact-checked it, and it was engineered by Valentina Rodríguez Sánchez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's Executive Producer. Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Being vice president is a pretty sweet gig.
You get free housing, access to a plane.
You get to vote in Congress, but only when the vote really matters.
It's kind of like being president, but way, way less pressure.
And because of that, normally we do not care that much about what any given vice president thinks.
But this is not a normal year.
There's a vice president running for president, and I don't think I'm going out on a limb here in this very close race.
It just seems like the VP picks, they really matter because their place on the ticket says something about where each party is headed.
Hello and welcome to planet money.
I'm Nick Fountain.
Today on the show, we're gonna dig deep into the economic thinking of both campaign's vice presidential picks, JD Vance and Tim Walls.
Where did they come from economically?
Where do they stick to partnerships, party orthodoxy?
And more interestingly, where do they buck the trend?
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