T booktv. Org. Eye unanimous in furchtgottroth and jared meyer argue that government policy are robbing millenials of their future. Thats next on booktv. [inaudible conversations] good evening. Good evening. Im Vice President for policy research at the Manhattan Institute and its my great pleasure to introduce you to to welcome you to discussion by our senior fellow, diana furchtgottroth and her colleague, jared meyer, co author 0s of the book disinherited how washington is betraying the young. The per sissents of debt of the federal government driven by the promises of entitlement programs such as Social Security and medicare have prompted Martin Feldstein to observe that fiscal deficits impose a burden on future generations. Borrowing only postpones the time when taxes will have to be paid. Even more pointedly former u. S. Comptroller general david walker has spoken of the problem of generational theft. Present consumption indulgence that robs the young of opportunities. In their imp
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Fighting against the cronies. Drain the swamp. John will present a swamp drained the swamp and fight the cronies . Thats our show, tonight. And now, john stossel. John when donald trump talks about the swamp of washington is talking about selfdealing between washington insiders and the politically connected. That comes in many forms. The optic high wall Street Movement was angry because as they see it wa enables corporate greed. [chanting] corporate greed has got to go. John corporate welfare, thats a different point those protesters have a lot of silly ideas but they are right to complain about welfare for corporations. After the housing bubble bursts, banks got real doubts with your money. They paid it back but it might not have been paid back and it might not be next time. When big business goes to washington to partner with politicians it really means they seek privilege is from government. Subsidies and rules that make it tougher for competitors competitors. The result . Americans
Its insane that the politicians get in the way. The uber can beat them because uber was successful immediately. They didnt have a big infrastructure. All they had was an app to put on the phone and they had a billion dollars and a million customers so they could fight maher de blasio but i feel sorry for audio the businesses. What if youre trying to start a Chemical Plant or a Nuclear Power plant or bring a new drug to market . You cant do anything anything unless to get permission first. Its great to see companies likebe outsmarting regulators innovating arod their own regulations but i do just like you feel for the other entrepreneurs who work in a more regulated sector that they dont have a luxury that uber was able to have. John we dont know what innovations we have missed. Thanks to the internet people can share more than car services. They share apartments like an air bnb. Dianne feinstein said those companies are operating illegally. Protesters had invaded every be claiming an a