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295. Marian Tupy & Gale Pooley — Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet

The Michael Shermer Show

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The Role of Taxpayers and Entrepreneurs in Government Decision Making

Taxpayers fund the government, but it's entrepreneurial contractors who execute the vision. The choice is between politicians and entrepreneurs making decisions on resource allocation. The innovation of containerization, which reduced shipping costs by 98%, was driven by private sector innovation, not government direction. However, tariffs imposed by Trump hindered this innovation and its potential to alleviate poverty.

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