| Minimum wage increases, higher taxes on the rich, or new import tariffs won’t solve deep structural problems with the American economy: spending, debt, entitlements, and unchecked monetary expansion. Yet while the candidates posture, millions of Americans are now stuck in a new normal of decreasing wealth and decreasing opportunities.
Jeff Deist, president of the Mises Institue, talks about the abysmal status of economic departments in academia. #economics #deist #mises Recorded at the Mises Circle in Boston on the campus of Harvard University, on 1 October 2016. Full video, licenced under creative common: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXrEChbc5gI — |
Jeff Deist is president of the Mises Institute, where he serves as a writer, public speaker, and advocate for property, markets, and civil society. He previously worked as a longtime advisor and chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul, for whom he wrote hundreds of articles and speeches. In his years with Dr. Paul he worked with countless grassroots activists and organizations dedicated to reducing the size and scope of government.
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