
Session 4: Does the Regulatory State Fuel Populism?
Cato Event Podcast
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The Connection Between Paternalism and Populism
There is a very close connection between the regulatory state and populism. The regulation causes populism in terms of paternalism, he says. It just doesn't sound very good to say 'he's an adult let him do what he wants live with the consequences' if it did that none of us could be here we'd always have to be at home locked in a bulletproof chamber for fear of something going wrong I think this is one where the main good thing in the world is just the people aren't that consistent"
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