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AIPIS 250 - Can You Outsmart an Economist with Steven Landsburg

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In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Steven Landsburg, Professor of Economics at Rochester and author of Can You Outsmart an Economist, about the big economic questions of the day. Steven explains why central planning will never work, the "Economic Berlin Wall" Jason proposes, and why more sex is safer sex (and how that applies to economics).

Key Takeaways:

[5:25] It's virtually impossible for central planners to get economic issues right

[9:55] How minimum wage is taken care of by the Earned Income Tax Credit

[13:14] The "Economic Berlin Wall" in today's society

[22:55] Using economics when considering the world's population

Website:

www.TheBigQuestions.com

www.JasonHartman.com/Events

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Content provided by Jason Hartman, Jason Hartman with Scott Sharp, and Daniel Miller. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jason Hartman, Jason Hartman with Scott Sharp, and Daniel Miller or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Steven Landsburg, Professor of Economics at Rochester and author of Can You Outsmart an Economist, about the big economic questions of the day. Steven explains why central planning will never work, the "Economic Berlin Wall" Jason proposes, and why more sex is safer sex (and how that applies to economics).

Key Takeaways:

[5:25] It's virtually impossible for central planners to get economic issues right

[9:55] How minimum wage is taken care of by the Earned Income Tax Credit

[13:14] The "Economic Berlin Wall" in today's society

[22:55] Using economics when considering the world's population

Website:

www.TheBigQuestions.com

www.JasonHartman.com/Events

  continue reading

417 episodes

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