Let People Prosper
Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
What works best to let people prosper? Join leading free-market economist Vance Ginn, Ph.D. as he works to understand this question through weekly interviews with interesting people on Tuesdays and weekly economic updates on Fridays. His insights build on past lessons, being president of Ginn Economic Consulting, and contributing to more than 15 think tanks while formerly teaching economics in academia and serving as chief economist of the White House's OMB. Dr. Ginn is a Christian, husband, father of three kids, classical liberal, and rock drummer who resides near Austin, Texas.
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Aug 27, 2024 • 47min
ESG and the Energy Race to Zero with Paul Tice | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 111🎙️
Join me for Episode 111 of the Let People Prosper Show with Paul Tice, Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, to hear his take on the costs of ESG actions and mandates on energy and our future from his book “The Race to Zero.”Subscribe, share, and rate the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.com for more insights.
Aug 23, 2024 • 13min
Will Trump and Harris Agree to End Price Controls? | This Week's Economy Ep. 75 📈
Don’t miss episode 75 of This Week's Economy. I discuss price controls and handouts to Americans being pushed by Harris and in some ways by Trump, free-market energy policies in states, whether Google should be broken up, the economy is a top election issue, income tax elimination in Louisiana, and state-level jobs report after Hurricane Beryl.Get the show notes and subscribe to my newsletter at vanceginn.substack.com.
Aug 20, 2024 • 43min
Reforming Welfare to Help Americans Thrive with Randy Hicks | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 110
Join me for Episode 110 of the Let People Prosper Show to find out how to reform safety net programs so that people have long-term self-sufficiency rather than just surviving on welfare programs and how the one-door approach can be a big step in that direction from Randy Hicks, president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO).
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Aug 16, 2024 • 9min
6 Election Tips for Trump and Harris | This Week's Economy Ep. 74 📈
Don’t miss episode 74 of This Week's Economy. Today, I discuss Harris copying Trump to end federal income taxes on tips, Texas energy issues, Trump and the Federal Reserve, inflation’s influence on the election, a possible recession, and school choice in Texas.
Find show notes at vanceginn.substack.com.
Aug 13, 2024 • 29min
Evaluating Trumponomics for a Pro-Growth Future with Steve Moore | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 109
Join me for Episode 109 of the Let People Prosper Show to hear how deregulation, tax cuts, and federalism were the keys of Trumponomics but how protectionism and immigration policies got in the way of a pro-growth future with Steve Moore, an economist and author, serving as a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a co-founder of The Committee to Unleash Prosperity, and author of Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy.
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Aug 9, 2024 • 9min
Recession, Big Tech, FDIC, & Harris | This Week's Economy Ep. 73 📈
Don’t miss episode 73 of This Week's Economy. Today, I discuss the possibility of a recession, KOPA, Chevron moves to Texas, Trump not taxing Social Security income, Harris’ connection with Big Tech donations, and more.
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Aug 6, 2024 • 51min
Improving Patient Health Care from a Market-Based Approach with Deane Waldman, MD | LPP Show Ep 108🎙️
Join me for Episode 108 of the Let People Prosper Show to learn how removing government obstacles in the healthcare system can improve patient care with Deane Waldman, MD, MBA, author of Curing the Cancer in U.S. Healthcare and other books, as well as more than 250 articles and monographs.
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Aug 2, 2024 • 15min
Inflation, “New Right,” VP Harris & Texas | This Week's Economy Ep. 72 📈
Today, I discuss the latest Federal Reserve decision, information on elevated inflation, problems with New Right and Harris, the unsustainable Texas Budget, and more.
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Jul 30, 2024 • 38min
Reforming Government: From British Parliament to Mississippi Policy with Doug Carswell | Let People Prosper Show Ep. 107🎙️
Join me for Episode 107 of the Let People Prosper Show to learn the keys to liberty and prosperity from Douglas Carswell, President and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy and former member of the British Parliament.
Subscribe, share, and rate the Let People Prosper Show, and visit vanceginn.com for more insights from me, my research, and ways to invite me on your show, give a speech, or other opportunities.
Jul 26, 2024 • 11min
Tackling Inflation, Taxes on Tips, and Texas Job Creation | This Week's Economy Ep. 71 📈
Check out episode 71 of This Week's Economy. Today, I discuss six key items that touch on everything from inflation, Space X, Austin, carbon taxes, KOSA, taxes on tips, and more.
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