I can assure you that the authors that we are featuring today are serious accomplished economist who is decades who worked to form this publication. The subtitle of the book to economist drink their way through the unfree world gives us the unconventional approach for a couple of academics. That subtitle did not surprise me though. I tend to run in to ben powell and bob lawson at economic or academic conferences around the country and around the world and inevitably had drinks in their hands, probably because we chat at the hotel bars and the like. But the conversation is always interesting, informative and fun. And that is also true of the new book. This is a light book about a heavy topic. So it is fortunate that we are featuring today on the birthday of the late freedman, one of the greatest economist of the 20th century and the champion of economic and overall human freedom. We were lucky to have known him and for some of us who work with him to a limited degree. He too would agree
Almost 70 of people in america say the Health Care System is broken try to write. I really think that health care is going to be the number one domestic policy issue in the president ial election. In a recent poll that just came out from gallup said 35 of the American People polled Rate Health Care is extremely important as what the issues we. We sing in the polling 53 of americans support a a singlepayer. I know private coverage but now 65 are supporting the public option which would be a Government Insurance plan to compete against private insurers and i call this a steppingstone approach to singlepayer or government run health care, medicare for all. Host the proof is in the pudding. If you look at what happened the last election cycle two years ago, my party, i guess a year ago, my party, Republican Party, we were ousted as the majority in the house of representatives. Many people make the argument the reason was the issue of health care, that many of us campaigned on repeal and re
Would indicate that. Almost 70 of the people in america say that the Healthcare System is broken. Right, i really think that healthcare is going to be the number one to musick policy issue in the president ial election. In a recent poll just came out from gallup that said the 5 of the American People pulled rate healthcare is extremely important as one of the issues and we seen in the polling 53 of americans support singlepayer and i know private coverage at all but now 65 supporting the public option which would be a Government Insurance plan to compete against private insurers and i call this a steppingstone approach to government run medicare for all. The proof is in the pudding. If you look at what happened the last election cycle two years ago my party, i guess it was one year ago, my party the Republican Party we were ousted as a majority and house of representatives and many people will make the armament that it was because the issue of healthcare and that many of us campaigned
Socialism sucks, is more irreverent than most Public Policy books we usually organize events around here at cato but i can assure you the authors we are featuring today are serious accomplished economists with decades of scholarly work. Inevitably, they have drinksn their hand, probably because we chat at receptions, hotel bars and the like. But the conversation is always interesting, informative, and fun. Thats also true of this new book. This is a light book about a heavy topic. So its fortunate, fortuitous rather, that we are featuring today on the birthday of the late milton friedman, one of the greatest economist of the 20th century and the champion of economic and overall human freedom. We were lucky to have known him, or some of us to have worked with him to a limited degree. Im sure he, too, would agree with the title of the book, though i i cant really recallm ever putting his opposition to socialism in quite those terms. Today, socialism has gained an appeal among some americ
Available podcasts. Thank you for joining me today. I have to tell you, i thoroughly enjoyed your book. I had the opportunity to read it and its obviously a timely subject. Obviously very important subject. Very. As you made know, im a pharmacist currently the only phenomenon pharmacist in congress so health care is something that is extremely important to me. Also important to the american citizens. I think everyone would agree we. They thought it was interesting you start by start off the book with the premise the Health Care System is broken, and if we look at the polls i think the polls would indicate that. Almost 70 of the people in america say that the Health Care System is broken. Right, well, i really think that health care is going to be in the number one domestic policy issue in the president ial election. In a recent poll, just came out from gallup that said 35 of the American People polled weighed health care as extremely important as one of the issues and we have seen in t