The "What is Money?" Show

The Corruption of Money and Science with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (WiM460)

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Apr 25, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses the corruption of money and science, regulatory capture, and the healthcare epidemic in the US. They also explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, honesty, and the influence of money on experts and science.
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INSIGHT

Regulatory Capture Is Crushing Free Markets

  • Regulatory capture has replaced true free-market capitalism in many US agencies and industries.
  • Restoring competition requires deconstructing corporate capture so markets price true costs and resources.
ANECDOTE

Monsanto Discovery Revealed EPA Collusion

  • Kennedy recounts suing Monsanto and winning large Roundup verdicts after discovery showed EPA collusion.
  • Documents revealed an EPA pesticide chief secretly working for Monsanto and suppressing cancer studies.
INSIGHT

Capture Lets Firms Externalize Safety Costs

  • Agency capture creates perverse incentives that let firms externalize costs and avoid safety upgrades.
  • Examples include railroads delaying hot-box sensors and agencies acting as industry subsidiaries.
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