Let People Prosper

In this episode of the Let People Prosper show recorded on May 18, 2022, I'm joined by Dr. Chuck Beauchamp, Assistant Professor of Finance at Mississippi College, and Alex Salter, Comparative Economics Research Fellow at the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University.    We discuss: What's contributing to persistent inflation;  The need for improved fiscal policies and rules at the federal level; and  Why people are demanding too much from our government and more resolutions should be left to the private sector.    For thoughtful economic commentary and show notes, check out my newsletter: https://vanceginn.com/ Please rate with 5 stars and subscribe to the Let People Prosper Show if you enjoyed this episode. And be sure to check out the other episodes.

In this episode of the "Let People Prosper" show recorded on March 10, 2022, I talk with two happy warriors, Dan Mitchell from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and Barry Poulson Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado.    Join us as we discuss:   1. Why the private sector should grow faster than the government, not vice versa;   2. Why so many states are in a debt crisis; and   3. How the current administration's policies are worsening the economy and more.    For thoughtful economic commentary and show notes, check out my newsletter: https://vanceginn.com/ Please rate with 5 stars and subscribe to the Let People Prosper Show if you enjoyed this episode. And be sure to check out the other episodes.

In this episode recorded on February 11, 2022, I'm joined by four happy fiscal warriors: Jonathan Williams (Executive Vice President of Policy and Chief Economist); Matt Dickerson (Director for the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation); James Hohman (Director of Fiscal Policy at the Mackinac Center): Sustainable Michigan Budget; and  Ganon Evans (Policy Manager and Analyst in the Kansas Policy Institute’s Sandlian Center for Entrepreneurial Government): Responsible Kansas Budget.   We discuss:  Need for spending restraints at the federal level; Need for reducing tax burdens at the state level; and Obstacles to balancing state budgets and establishing spending limits.    For thoughtful economic commentary and show notes, check out my newsletter: https://vanceginn.com/ Please rate with 5 stars and subscribe to the Let People Prosper Show if you enjoyed this episode. And be sure to check out the other episodes.

In this episode, I'm joined by three happy warriors:    Patrick Gleason (Vice President of State Affairs at Americans for Tax Reform (ATR);  Michael Lucci (Senior Policy Fellow at State Policy Network (SPN); and  Kurt Couchman (Senior Fiscal Policy Fellow at Americans for Prosperity (AFP).    We discuss: Why tax relief without spending limits can create more problems than solutions;   Why politicians at the state and federal levels often aren't attached to the impacts of spending; and  How federal funds impact state economies and more.    For thoughtful economic commentary and show notes, check out my newsletter: https://vanceginn.com/ Please rate with 5 stars and subscribe to the Let People Prosper Show if you enjoyed this episode. And be sure to check out the other episodes.

In today's episode of the Let People Prosper show, I'm joined by four happy warriors:   Kendall Cotton (President and CEO of the Frontier Institute in Montana);  Ron Shultis (Director of Policy and Research for both the Beacon Center and Beacon Impact);  Quinn Townsend (Policy Manager at Alaska Policy Forum); and  Ganon Evans (Policy Manager and Analyst in the Kansas Policy Institute’s Sandlian Center for Entrepreneurial Government).   We discuss:   Strategies for budget and tax reform at the state level;  The need for fiscal rules such as spending limits; and   What's going on with federal funds and more.   For thoughtful economic commentary and show notes, check out my newsletter: https://vanceginn.com/ Please rate with 5 stars and subscribe to the Let People Prosper Show if you enjoyed this episode. And be sure to check out the other episodes.