About this episode

Matt Kibbe discusses the persistent economic lessons that new generations forget with guests James Harrigan and Antony Davies.

It's the economy, stupid! Rising prices, stagnant wages, and poor job growth affect everyone, and everyone is quick to notice when the economy isn't performing well. But these are not insoluble problems, and in fact, economists have been shouting the solutions from the rooftops for decades, if only somebody would listen. Matt Kibbe is joined by James Harrigan and Antony Davies, hosts of the "Words and Numbers" podcast, to bemoan the fact that every new generation forgets the economic lessons of the past. Like Sisyphus doomed to roll a stone uphill forever, it is the curious task of economists to keep explaining that you can't bring about prosperity through high taxes, restricted trade, deficit spending, and endless money printing. It's not all bad news, however, as "Words and Numbers" will now be distributed by Free the People, giving more people the opportunity to separate economic sense from nonsense!

People in this episode

Host: Matt Kibbe

Guests: James Harrigan, Antony Davies

Topics covered

• economics
• economic lessons
• taxes
• trade
• deficit spending
• money printing

Keywords

• economy
• rising prices
• stagnant wages
• job growth
• prosperity
• high taxes
• restricted trade
• deficit spending
• money printing

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Organizations: Words and Numbers, Free the People

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