Let People Prosper

Please enjoy this BONUS episode of the Let People Prosper podcast, where I join the "This Week in Bitcoin" podcast hosted by Adam Meister. We discuss: 1) Why the U.S. dollar is weakening, and whether cryptocurrency has the potential to replace the dollar as the currency; 2) How antitrust laws harm competition and threaten sectors like tech; and 3) What the election in Argentina could mean for its economy, and more! If you enjoyed this show, please leave a 5-star rating, review it, and share it on social media. For show notes, thoughtful insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more, check out my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) and please subscribe to my newsletter on Substack (https://vanceginn.substack.com). Be sure to check out and subscribe to the "This Week in Bitcoin" podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqKbe0_9D9gO48DeuDjbCg

Thank you for watching this week's episode of the "Let People Prosper" podcast. Today, I'm joined by Dr. Matt Mitchell, senior fellow in the Centre for Economic Freedom at the Fraser Institute: We discuss: Thank you for watching this week's episode of the "Let People Prosper Show" podcast. Today, I'm joined by Dr. Matt Mitchell, senior fellow in the Centre for Economic Freedom at the Fraser Institute: We discuss: 1) The importance of economic freedom, how it is measured, the rule of law, and the importance of protecting private property; 2) Myths about which European countries are socialist and the history of different economic institutions in Poland; and 3) A history of socialism and communism, what Marx failed to see in countries with capitalism or socialism, and reasons to be optimistic about economic freedom and prosperity worldwide. If you enjoyed the show, please rate it 5 stars, leave a review, and share on social media. For show notes, thoughtful insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more, check out my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) and please subscribe to my newsletter on Substack (https://vanceginn.substack.com).

Thank you for listening to the 22nd episode of "This Week's Economy," where I briefly recap and share my insights every Friday morning on key economic and policy news at the national and state levels. Today, I cover: 1) National: What the new decade-high interest rate signifies for homeowners and renters, promising GDP growth, and the left wants more spending on top of some of this "new political subsidy economy" while some on the Left admit Bidenomics has failed, 2) States: Job growth and unemployment rates across states from the latest U.S. Jobs Report, including which states have the lowest and highest unemployment and year-over-year changes; and 3) Other: Why China's yuan is weakening but their interest rates out-compete the U.S.', and reasons for optimism for quality of living as shown in a recent article. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it 5 stars, leave a review, and share it on social media. For show notes, thoughtful economic insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more at my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) or Substack newsletter (https://vanceginn.substack.com/).

Today, I'm grateful to be joined by Nic Horton, founder and CEO of Opportunity Arkansas. We discuss: 1) How Arkansas continues to grapple with the same issues decade after decade, including a broken foster care system, high poverty rates, and poor K-12 reading scores; 2) Why safety net reforms are key to Arkansas' flourishing, specifically concerning Medicaid; and 3) How more school choice would put Arkansas on the map, and why Arkansas has the potential to be the next go-to state like Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. If you enjoyed the show, please consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review, and sharing it on social media. For show notes, thoughtful insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more, check out my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) and please subscribe to my newsletter on Substack (https://vanceginn.substack.com).

Thank you for listening to the 21st episode of "This Week's Economy," where I briefly recap and share my insights every Friday morning on key economic and policy news at the national and state levels. Today, I'm honoring what would have been the 111th birthday of Nobel Prize Winner Milton Friedman, whose economic wisdom has profoundly impacted my philosophies. By discussing some of his most famous quotes, I divulge how so much of Friedman's findings and theories still apply today, and how we could have a better economy and more human flourishing by incorporating more of his research and views. If you liked this episode, please consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review, and sharing it on social media. For show notes, thoughtful economic insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more at my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) or Substack newsletter (https://vanceginn.substack.com/).

Thank you for watching this week's episode of the "Let People Prosper" podcast. Today, I'm honored to be joined by Daniel Turner, executive director of Power the Future. We discuss: 1) The flawed green energy agenda, how it centralizes power, enables China, and stifles free markets, among other things; 2) Why wind and solar can never replace fossil fuels and the harmful effects of trying to eradicate all fossil fuel usage; and 3) How "Bidenomics" is empowering foreign nations while putting the U.S. at a disadvantage and more. If you enjoyed the show, please consider rating it 5 stars, leaving a review, and sharing on social media. For show notes, thoughtful insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more, check out my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) and please subscribe to my newsletter on Substack (https://vanceginn.substack.com).

Thank you for listening to the 20th episode of "This Week's Economy," where I briefly recap and share my insights every Friday morning on key economic and policy news at the national and state levels. Today, I cover: 1) National: Findings from the latest Jobs Report, household survey, average weekly earnings, and my thoughts on Fitch downgrading the U.S. credit score; 2) States: Why state and local tax revenues are down and what it means; and 3) Other: My recent interviews on Fox Business, NTD News, and KTRH Houston discussing the Fitch downgrade and how Bidenomics rewards the wealthy. If you liked this episode, please leave a 5 star rating, write a review, and share it on social media. For show notes, thoughtful economic insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more at my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) or Substack newsletter (https://vanceginn.substack.com/).

Thank you for watching this week's episode of the "Let People Prosper" podcast. Today, I'm honored to be joined by John Mozena, president of The Center for Economic Accountability. We discuss: 1) How politicians, even on the right, incorporate components of "sidewalk socialism" and why this is a dangerous game; 2) How corporate welfare is disrupting the natural flow of spontaneous order in society, destroying states, and corrupting universities; and 3) Why decreased spending and regulations are the best paths forward to human flourishing and more. If you enjoyed the show, please rate it 5 stars, leave a review, and share on social media! For show notes, thoughtful insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more, check out my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) and please subscribe to my newsletter on Substack (https://vanceginn.substack.com).

Thank you for listening to the 19th episode of "This Week's Economy," where I briefly recap and share my insights every Friday morning on key economic and policy news at the national and state levels. Today, I cover: 1) National: The Fed's new overnight lending rate, which is the highest in 22 years, and the latest GDP numbers, which reveal slow growth overall; 2) States: My experience helping the state of Michigan strategize a new sustainable state budget after they repealed their right-to-work status; and 3) Other: My recent interview with NTD News discussing tax havens and profit sharing and one of my recent op-eds on Threads vs. Twitter. Please like this video and subscribe to the channel if you enjoyed this podcast! For show notes, thoughtful economic insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more at my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) or Substack newsletter (https://vanceginn.substack.com/).

Thank you for watching this week's episode of the "Let People Prosper" podcast. Today, I'm honored to be joined by Dr. Judy Shelton, renowned economist and author specializing in global finance and monetary issues. She is a Hoover scholar who has been consulted on international economic/financial issues by national security officials at the White House and Pentagon, to name a few of her many accomplishments. We discuss: 1) Why money is important, how it gets its value, what it really is and is not; 2) What the Fed did wrong during the pandemic, how it continues to mishandle interest rates, and why this approach will ultimately not abet inflation; and 3) Skyrocketing interest rates around the world, how central banks manipulate currencies, and much more. If you enjoyed the show, please consider liking this video, subscribing to the channel, and sharing this on social media. For show notes, thoughtful insights, media interviews, speeches, blog posts, research, and more, check out my website (https://www.vanceginn.com/) and please subscribe to my newsletter on Substack (https://vanceginn.substack.com).