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The Responsibility of Business Is Business
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65 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2023
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This week, Eric, Dan, and Dylan talk conservative boycott culture: Bud Light, Target, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and more. If the social responsibility of business is to increase profits, as Milton Friedman said, is there a way we can return to that understanding? Or are we going to be stuck in a political tug-of-war where people on the left and the right want the oars of every institution pulling in the same direction—their direction? Next, they examine the newly passed debt ceiling deal. Will we ever find a way out of government-by-crisis so we can have a real conversation about the utterly irresponsible debt load the country is carrying? And finally, have you heard of the Marvin Heemeyer “Killdozer” story from 2004? If anyone tries to tell you he’s some kind of a hero, just a regular guy pushed to the limit by a capricious city government, don’t believe it. Eric lays out the real facts.
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The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits | Milton Friedman, New York Times Magazine
The social responsibility of Chick-fil-A is to make delicious sandwiches | Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute
The Good That Business Does | Robert G. Kennedy
To boycott or not to boycott Disney, that is the question | Dan Hugger, Acton Institute
The Rise and Fall of the Spokestroll | Abe Greenwald, Commentary
What’s in the US debt ceiling deal and who won? | BBC
Marvin Heemeyer & The Killdozer | Wikipedia
Tread (2019) Documentary
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The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits | Milton Friedman, New York Times Magazine
The social responsibility of Chick-fil-A is to make delicious sandwiches | Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute
The Good That Business Does | Robert G. Kennedy
To boycott or not to boycott Disney, that is the question | Dan Hugger, Acton Institute
The Rise and Fall of the Spokestroll | Abe Greenwald, Commentary
What’s in the US debt ceiling deal and who won? | BBC
Marvin Heemeyer & The Killdozer | Wikipedia
Tread (2019) Documentary
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 5, 2023
Format:
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