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Illinois residents are at a massive disadvantage to their nearby neighbors, and it's only getting worse. I'm not going to go into all the issues facing the "Land of Lincoln," but we'll definitely get into that at another time in the future. The basic economics of the situation imply that people will continue to find the best and most efficient use for their dollar. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Audio version of the article from www.goodmorningliberty.us The classic view of socialism is "worker owned" means of production. I've seen people suggest this as a solution for most big companies. I've seen things like "They don't need executives," or "If the workers owned the business it wouldn't be this way.." Here's my honest reply to that ideology. Okay. Good. Then do it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode we bring in an AI version of Joe Rogan to show you just how scary AI is getting. A detailed trip down the abortion debate follows along with a great talk on Libertarian vs. Religious principles. Subscribe, and tell a friend! https://www.goodmorningliberty.us https://bernielies.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our first episode back in a while! Thank you for listening. We've done an overview of politics in America- focusing on how we can all do better when interacting when we talk politics and voice disagreements. If you find this information valuable, please subscribe and tell a friend! Read our articles focused on rational and logical arguments against today's economics, and politics. https://www.goodmorningliberty.us --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is our audio blog series where we record the below written article for your easy listening. https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/post/the-absurdity-of-using-annual-rates-to-demonize-payday-loans --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's up freedom lovers? Thanks once again for stopping by. If this is your first episode I'm going to warn you, we get way down in the weeds in this episode. Today we talked about Corporate Welfare. We don't hide the fact that we are big supporters of business, big or small. But what happens when taxpayer money is "given" to certain businesses? First off, we have to start with taxes. We hate them. We want the tax rate to be around 0% for everyone. But since we have taxes, is it fair for a business to be able to buy their way out of them? It probably isn't, but is the business where the problem starts, or is it actually the deeper issue of taxation in itself that we need to fix? If we are Libertarians, can we actually suggest equal tyranny is any better than unevenly dispersed tyranny? Some people want to focus on fixing the tyranny, some people think we can start by making things fair first. See, even the notes were a mess! We hope you enjoy this deep libertarian episode, and If you do, please share the show with a friend! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been another long 2 weeks since we last spoke and there has been a ton of news! Thanks for coming back to listen to our take on this crazy disaster called American politics. We started with a local story right here from Nashville, TN. Our very own HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) really stepped in it this time. Apparently they were given 1 million dollars in taxpayer money that had been laid out to support poor areas of town. The click-bait headline reads that they used that 1 million on office furniture. Does everyone assume that they weren't going to buy office furniture until Nashville gave them the money? Point is, that was a fixed cost for the building. And of course no one cares that they spent 10 million of their own money to rebuild the infrastructure for the area! Seattle is doing what they do best; removing reasons to ever become productive. They have passed a "per-head" tax on any business that grosses more than 20 million a year. That right, "gross" not "net." Even if you gross 20 million and your expenses are $19,999,999, you still owe the government their extra money! For each employee you have to pay an additional $300 tax. I say additional because employers already pay taxes for each employee. Nate lays out his dream scenario for Jeff Bezos' reaction. Thanks for listening as always, and check back soon for more episodes! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, it has been awhile and to say we have missed you would be an understatement! Charlie was way south of the border, in Peru. There weren't any walls he had to climb over, either. Nate got married in the Bahamas! Congrats to him and his life-long decision. Jon has been working on his property and was robbed. So, it wasn't a fun time for all of us, just Charlie and Nate. You may be asking, how do libertarians actually care harder? Well, we explain that for you. Most libertarians are considered heartless, or that we only care about money and big business. Really, we care about you and your quality of life. Labor is a commodity. That means, that you can compete with your labor and skills, and when it is as easy a possible for a business to thrive, the more demand you have for your labor skill. The idea of the free market is actually truly beautiful. The fact that this system works without any rules or controls is mind boggling. What else in your life works that way? If we just allow this system to thrive, everyone would be richer for it. This week's Whiskey of the Week: Barrel Whiskey batch 001 Good Morning Liberty --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we take a closer look at a local issue. On May 1st, Nashville will be voting on a mass transit plan that promises to fix the crippling gridlock that's plagued its citizens for the last several years. Yes you heard it right, government thinks it's the answer to fixing gridlock. All they need is more money, and they can for sure fix the problem. Assuming they are the first government in history to come in within the budget and on time, it should only cost about $9 billion and be finished by 2032. We brought on a very special guest to help us understand the plan in more detail. Hannah Cox from the Beacon Center of Tennessee, joins us to drink whiskey, make sarcastic jokes, and maybe discuss "Let's Move, Nashville" a little too. The Beacon Center describes itself as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and independent organization dedicated to providing expert empirical research and timely free market solutions to public policy issues in Tennessee." Hannah does a great job destroying the transit plan, so check out the episode and tell us what you think! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, was grilled this week by Senate and Congressional hearings regarding Facebook's "failure" to not safeguard Cambridge Analytica from selling 87 million user's data to 3rd parties. Somehow, this has become Zuckerberg's obligation and fault. We will say that he has this obligation, but only because of the users of Facebook want their data protected, not because it should be government mandated. The market has already moved against Facebook, including Ellon Musk deleting all of its Facebook accounts. There's not some magic law or fine that will keep this from happening. Hitting Facebook in the pocketbook will keep this from happening and it's already proven to be true before the hearings were even scheduled. Every time I typed out these show notes, I feel like I'm always having to tell President Trump to stay off of Twitter. It really has been a circus since he has taken office as far as his tweets go. The latest we talk about, being bombing Syria and threatening Russia that they can't shoot down the missiles because they're "smart." He literally put "smart" in quotation marks, like I just did! The United States has 0 business being involved with Syria, or bombing them, even if it were true that Assad used Chemical Weapons. There is no truth to that, but this war has nothing to do with America's security and Liberty. Our Republic is not being threatened by Assad, so there's no reason for us to go to war. We explain some of the history of Syria as well as our thoughts on this mess. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook! Twitter.com/BigFreedomShow Facebook.com/TheBigFreedomShow Email us at info@thebigfreedomshow.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningliberty/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices