"You Will Own Nothing And Be Happy About It" | David Seymour

About this episode

David Seymour discusses the failures of the welfare state and his political actions in New Zealand.

New Zealand's based Deputy PM legalized assisted dying, pushed back against government housing, and went to war with media editors. I asked the great David Seymour if the welfare state has failed. He said we've had a century of evidence. Draw your own conclusions. More From David Seymour Facebook Instagram YouTube Follow Peter Boghossian for more .

People in this episode

Host: Peter Boghossian

Guest: David Seymour

Topics covered

• assisted dying
• welfare state
• government housing
• media relations
• politics
• New Zealand

Keywords

• assisted dying
• welfare state
• David Seymour
• New Zealand politics
• government housing
• media

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Places: New Zealand

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