Let People Prosper

Click here to enter the giveaway for a complimentary subscription to the paid version of my newsletter by simply filling out the information at the link and providing a review on either Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Don’t miss this opportunity, as I am now providing more valuable insights in a paid part of each newsletter. Thank you for listening to the 37th episode of "This Week's Economy." Today, I cover: 1) National: New GDP and inflation rates may appear promising but reveal many weaknesses, and Bidenomics exacerbates the federal spending problem; 2) States: School choice is all but officially dead in Texas but appears to be coming to Tennesse, and Texas, Louisiana, and half of all states lost jobs in October, revealing opportunities for improvement, and more people are migrating to red states; and 3) Other: I had President of FREOPP Avik Roy on a recent podcast episode and I presented at the Houston Chapter of the American Institute for Economic Research’s Bastiat Society. Please like this video, subscribe to the channel, share it on social media, and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com).

Click the link to enter my giveaway for a complimentary subscription to my Substack newsletter: https://gleam.io/1TiJl/let-people-prosper-substack-newsletter-subscription Thank you for listening to the 36th episode of "This Week's Economy." Please share this video on social media and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com). In today's episode, I celebrate Thanksgiving by expressing my earnest gratitude for all the blessings in my life, including all the podcast listeners and share a limited-time special giveaway in honor of that. Next week on Monday and Friday, I will be back with more podcasts, including an episode with Avik Roy.

Episode 72 is with Avik Roy, president of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, FREOPP. Avik and I discuss the following and more: 1) America's biggest economic issues today pushing it toward fiscal insolvency and how to address them with Freedom Conservatism; 2) Why free enterprise and liberty are central to lifting people out of poverty, and how to expand both; and 3) The importance of minimizing the government's role at the federal and state levels, issues with populism and the National Conservatism movement, and the “Cost of Thriving.” If you found today's discussion valuable, be sure to check out this insightful essay by James Patterson as mentioned by Avik https://lawliberty.org/the-realignment-that-wasnt/ and visit FREOPP's website: https://freopp.org/ Please like this video, subscribe to the channel, share it on social media, and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com).

Episode 71 is with Dr. Norman Horn, president of the Libertarian Christian Institute. Dr. Horn and I discuss the following and more: 1) How individual liberty and free markets provide abundant ways to glorify God; 2) Whether or not Jesus would be socialist and what the role of government and churches should be in caring for "the least of these”; and 3) Encouragement for Christians in their careers, reasons for optimism for the future, and separating conservative politics from Christianity. Check out Dr. Horn's recent co-authored book, "Faith Seeking Freedom" by clicking the link: https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Seeking-Freedom-Libertarian-Christian-ebook/dp/B08LDZMP8M/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1699917646&refinements=p_27%3ADr.+Norman+Horn&s=books&sr=1-1 Please like this video, subscribe to the channel, share it on social media, and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com).

Thank you for listening to the 35th episode of "This Week's Economy," where I briefly recap and share my insights on key economic and policy news. Please share this on social media and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com). Today, I cover: 1) National: New CPI report shows that inflation has moderated but the Fed must do more to cut its balance sheet, why American concern about China may be overblown, the DOJ's Jonathan Kanter pushes radical antitrust, and new findings about the costly Green Energy Agenda; 2) States: Texas continues its fourth special session of the year with School Choice for all in limbo, and a new report from the Tax Foundation reveals which states are thriving and others that have plummeted in business tax climate rankings; and 3) Other: A recap of my recent episode with President of the National Taxpayers Union Pete Sepp, sneak peek of an upcoming episode with President of the Libertarian Christian Insititute Dr. Norman Horn, and reflections from my 42nd birthday last week about letting people prosper.

Episode 70 of the Let People Prosper show is with Pete Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union. We discuss: -Predatory practices of the government and IRS, and the importance of protecting taxpayers and restraining government spending. -The costly tradeoffs of recent antitrust lawsuits, such as the cases against Google and Amazon, and how they threaten capitalism and consumers; and -Potential consequences of Biden’s AI regulation and whether or not this technology threatens us and jobs. Please share this episode on social media and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com).

Thank you for listening to the 34th episode of "This Week's Economy," where I briefly recap and share my insights on key economic and policy news. Please share this episode on social media and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com). Today, I cover: 1) National: The pressing issues missing from the most recent presidential debate, how President Biden's new executive order will affect the AI industry, interesting findings from The Fraser Institute's new Economic Freedom of North America Report, and how Sam Bankman-Fried's guilty verdict could impact digital currencies; 2) States: Which ballot items from Texas' latest election passed and how the results will impact the Lone Star State's future; and 3) Other: My exciting podcast episode with Dr. Carlos Carvalho featuring insights on what caused Brazil's hyperinflation and my upcoming episode with Pete Sepp, president of National Taxpayers Union.

Today, I'm joined on episode 69 of the "Let People Prosper" show by Dr. Carlos Carvalho, who is Professor of Statistics at the University of Texas-Austin and Executive Director of the Salem Center. Please share this episode on social media, and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com). We discuss: 1) Economic lessons that Dr. Carvalho learned living in Brazil during the 80s while the nation suffered from hyperinflation and how it relates to current overspending by Congress in the U.S.; 2) The importance of federalism and letting markets work; and 3) How the pandemic was mishandled and the importance of understanding tradeoffs.

Thank you for listening to the 33rd episode of "This Week's Economy," where I briefly recap and share my insights on key economic and policy news. Please share this episode on social media and provide a rating and review. Also, subscribe and see show notes for this episode on Substack (www.vanceginn.substack.com) and visit my website for economic insights (www.vanceginn.com). Today, I cover: 1) National: Today's U.S. jobs report reveals overall weakness and disappointing growth, and my thoughts on Oren Cass's surprisingly good take on government spending; 2) States: Texas' special session letdown that should have resulted in Universal School Choice and real property tax relief and a recent economic report on Louisiana showing the state's need for reform in several key areas; 3) Other: My latest podcast episodes featuring Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm, the Human ReAction podcast, and my upcoming episode with Dr. Carlos Carvalho.

Please enjoy this BONUS episode of the Let People Prosper podcast, where I join the "Human ReAction" podcast. 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 "Human ReAction" podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ZF8WlY0w9M8apNPQ4CvUg We discuss the following and more: 1) How people misunderstand economics, free markets, and capitalism; 2) How the actions of the Fed and Congress are leading to an economic bust and ongoing inflation issues; and 3) Problems with populism, Social Security, regulating AI, my thoughts on which presidential candidates have the most sound economics.