Sorry, Spirit Airlines—Government Has No Business Owning Businesses

About this episode

Steve Forbes discusses the issues surrounding government ownership of businesses and advocates for a free market economy.

Steve Forbes breaks down the folly of government bailing out and buying businesses they'll ultimately own major stakes in, and explains why the free market is the only way for a sustainable, growing economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Steve Forbes

Topics covered

• government intervention
• free market
• business ownership
• economic growth
• bailouts

Keywords

• government bailouts
• Spirit Airlines
• free market
• business ownership
• economic sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spirit Airlines, government, free market, economy

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