Bryan Caplan: Ugly Economic Truths

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  • Опубліковано 31 січ 2025

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  • @charlesnicholson7539
    @charlesnicholson7539 Рік тому +14

    I never get tired of this guy

  • @tomburroughes9834
    @tomburroughes9834 6 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant conversation. Bryan is great.

  • @Rickalicious
    @Rickalicious Рік тому +5

    Bryan's breadth of knowledge of such privilege to watch. Love the interviews where they don't interrupt him and let him talk!

    • @Monetary-metals
      @Monetary-metals  Рік тому +3

      Bryan is incredibly knowledgable in lots of subjects!

  • @burlypenguin
    @burlypenguin Рік тому +5

    One thing to consider about the government competency bias is the role of the education system. It teaches that for every problem, seek an authority figure to solve it. When the kids grow up, this mentality carries over.

  • @stlouisix3
    @stlouisix3 Рік тому +2

    📚 The book explores voter irrationality and argues for limitations on democracy and government intervention.
    00:38
    The book argues that voters are altruistic but have foolish views on how to help the world.
    The author suggests limitations on democracy and government intervention as solutions.
    The author also advocates for government doing less.
    📚 The speaker criticizes the negative perception of merchants and praises Jeff Bezos, arguing that he is unfairly hated compared to the Säüdi monarchy.
    13:44
    Medieval writers in the church had negative views of merchants, but the speaker finds their perception unjust.
    📚 The book explores voter irrationality and argues for limitations on democracy and government intervention.
    00:38
    The book argues that voters are altruistic but have foolish views on how to help the world.
    The author suggests limitations on democracy and government intervention as solutions.
    The author also advocates for government doing less.
    📚 The speaker criticizes the negative perception of merchants and praises Jeff Bezos, arguing that he is unfairly hated compared to the Säüdi monarchy.
    13:44
    Medieval writers in the church had negative views of merchants, but the speaker finds their perception unjust.
    The speaker contrasts the hatred towards Jeff Bezos with the acceptance of the Säüdi monarchy.
    The speaker questions why Bezos is disliked for getting rich by selling things people like, while the Saudi monarchy is less criticized despite their inherited wealth.
    📚 Public Choice Theory is the economics of politics, studying the interaction between economic decisions and political systems.
    28:19
    Market failure is a concept in public choice theory that occurs when the allocation of resources by a free market is inefficient.
    Public Choice Theory is also known as political economy or formal political theory.
    📉 Keynesians should be opposed to the minimum wage as it increases downward rigidity in prices and wages.
    39:26
    Keynesians believe that government should keep up demand to prevent falls in output and employment.
    Increasing rigidity in prices and wages worsens the consequences of falling demand.
    Keynesians should be strongly opposed to any effort to push up wages or regulate the labor market.
    💰 People are drawn to making money offshore, but prefer to retire in countries with more freedom and enjoyment.
    52:04
    People are attracted to making money offshore due to tax benefits and less regulation.
    Many individuals prefer to retire in countries like France or Italy for a better quality of life.
    The speaker contrasts the hatred towards Jeff Bezos with the acceptance of the Säüdi monarchy.
    The speaker questions why Bezos is disliked for getting rich by selling things people like, while the Säüdi monarchy is less criticized despite their inherited wealth.
    📚 Public Choice Theory is the economics of politics, studying the interaction between economic decisions and political systems.
    28:19
    Market failure is a concept in public choice theory that occurs when the allocation of resources by a free market is inefficient.
    Public Choice Theory is also known as political economy or formal political theory.
    📉 Keynesians should be opposed to the minimum wage as it increases downward rigidity in prices and wages.
    39:26
    Keynesians believe that government should keep up demand to prevent falls in output and employment.
    Increasing rigidity in prices and wages worsens the consequences of falling demand.
    Keynesians should be strongly opposed to any effort to push up wages or regulate the labor market.
    💰 People are drawn to making money offshore, but prefer to retire in countries with more freedom and enjoyment.
    52:04
    People are attracted to making money offshore due to tax benefits and less regulation.
    Many individuals prefer to retire in countries like France or Italy for a better quality of life.

    • @DexterGraphic
      @DexterGraphic Рік тому +1

      All of your points are repeated (listed twice) in a somewhat random order. It looks like a paste error to me.

  • @forsakenquery
    @forsakenquery Рік тому +1

    amazing to see one of my favourite experts on with Keith! Small world of sound money

  • @TheCrusaderRabbits
    @TheCrusaderRabbits Рік тому +3

    My toupee off to you all! Great stuff.

  • @luckyyewlandscaping5560
    @luckyyewlandscaping5560 Рік тому +2

    Excellent discussion

  • @P103-u2f
    @P103-u2f 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice video

  • @benjaminnadelstein5437
    @benjaminnadelstein5437 Рік тому +4

    Bryan can speak fluently on so many different topics! Can't wait to get to his level someday!

    • @stlouisix3
      @stlouisix3 Рік тому +4

      I haven't met someone with your surname before. Was Nadelstein originally a Russian Yiddish last name before your family moved to America?

    • @benjaminnadelstein5437
      @benjaminnadelstein5437 Рік тому +1

      @@stlouisix3 YES!

  • @darek795
    @darek795 Рік тому

    Bad sound quality

  • @justinhale5693
    @justinhale5693 Рік тому

    I have to thank Bryan Caplan for opening our eyes to rational irrationality and many common fundamental political biases, nonetheless libertarians consistently misunderstand nation-state apologetics. Most people are not autisticly concerned about detailed inductive and deductive arguments and thankfully, as we don't have the resources to employ even half the worlds adults in part-time libertarian research. Most people most of the time *need* leadership for human cooperation - not just market coordination. Quickly following a bad leader is often better than eventually getting it right in some technical sense.
    Because of this independent need for non-market hierarchical coordination, the lack of alternatives, and the difficulty of understanding economics most people will defend *aggressive* leadership. We will *never* convince the masses with a clever narrative, marketing, or sales techniques. The arguments are counter-intuitive by their abstract nature so making it simple doesn't help. Thanks to computer science, voluntary alternatives to aggressive leadership is possible to maintain. Quit explaining alternatives; let's build it!

  • @5rmorehouse
    @5rmorehouse Рік тому +5

    I feel like there's always a rush to point fingers at the Left, and certainly for good cause on some occasions. However, as far as Hitler being taught in schools more than other horrors, I believe comes from a more self serving position of needing to maintain our own narrative. In the story of Hitler, we get to be the hero who destroyed that horror. In the case of Mao, we can only gloat at being smarter than these millions of people who suffered.
    America always needs to be the hero or world savior. When we can't, we don't care. Unless they've got oil! 😂

  • @Monetary-metals
    @Monetary-metals  Рік тому

    Start earning interest on gold: bit.ly/3HGxyi6

  • @ds6914
    @ds6914 5 місяців тому

    The irony!!!! Ohhh the irony