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Economics 101: Deficits, Debts and Unfunded Liabilities: The Consequences of Excessive Government Spending
This video explains that unfunded liabilities for entitlement programs are America’s real red-ink challenge, and reveals that deficits and debt are symptoms of a larger problem: the excessive burden of government spending.
Economics 101: The Onerous Compliance Cost of the Internal Revenue Code
This video shows that the corrupt mess we call a tax code is the result of 97 years of social engineering and industrial policy that began almost immediately after that dark day in 1913 that the income tax was created.
Economics 101: Learning From Sweden’s Free Market Renaissance
Sweden serves as a powerful example of the importance of public policy. Having once become rich when government was small, this Nordic nation began to stagnate as welfare state policies were implemented in the 1970s and 1980s. This video explains that Sweden is now shifting back to economic freedom in hopes of undoing the damage caused by an excessive welfare state.
Economics 101: School Choice Example Shows Why Government Monopolies Are Bad
This video uses the example of school choice to explain why competition is preferable to government monopoly.
Economics 101: Moral Hazard
Moral Hazard occurs when bad choices are subsidized. This video explains the dangers of Moral Hazards created by government intervention.
Don’t Copy Europe’s Mistakes: Less Government Is the Right Way to Fix Healthcare
This video explains how government interference is driving up healthcare costs in America, and warns that European style health “reform” will make the situation even worse.
