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Episode 70: The Federal Government is Bankrupt

Words & Numbers

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The Gift That Keeps on Giving

When government acts benevolently, it does so only by the serendipity that altruistic and competent people happen to fill its ranks. There's no systemic motivation for government to do good. But when a profit motivated company faces competition, the people in that company have a systemic motivation to act in the best interests of its customers because if they don't, their dollars walk away.

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