The Debt Dialogues

The Debt Dialogues http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/ In this weekly podcast series, Don Watkins, fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, talks to a diverse range of guests about the welfare state crisis and what to do about it. Podcast Generator 2.1 - http://podcastgen.sourceforge.net Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:38:50 +0000 en 2014 Ayn Rand Institute http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/images/itunes_image.jpg The Debt Dialogues http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/ In this weekly podcast series, Don Watkins, fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, talks to a diverse range of guests about the welfare state crisis and what to do about it. The Debt Dialogues Don Watkins Don Watkins dwatkins@aynrand.org no Episode 53: Jared Meyer on Uber In this episode, I interview Manhattan Institute fellow Jared Meyer on the ride-sharing company Uber. In this episode, I interview Manhattan Institute fellow Jared Meyer on the ride-sharing company Uber. Topics covered include: How Uber is creating opportunity for drivers and passengers, whether there is any merit to the criticisms of Uber and what Uber can teach us about how to fight for limited government.

]]> In this episode, I interview Manhattan Institute fellow Jared Meyer on the ride-sharing company Uber. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-10-20_episode53.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-10-20_episode53.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:11:00 +0000 Episode 47: R.J. Renza, Jr. on Social Security I interview R.J. Renza Jr., author of How Are You Not Angry Yet? How Social Security is Destroying the Futures, Finances and Hopes of Generations X, Y and Z and How We Can Put an End To It, on the vital need to end Social Security. I interview R.J. Renza Jr., author of How Are You Not Angry Yet? How Social Security is Destroying the Futures, Finances and Hopes of Generations X, Y and Z and How We Can Put an End To It, on the vital need to end Social Security.

]]> I interview R.J. Renza Jr., author of How Are You Not Angry Yet? How Social Security is Destroying the Futures, Finances and Hopes of Generations X, Y and Z and How We Can Put an End To It, on the vital need to end Social Security. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-09-01_episode47.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-09-01_episode47.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:36:00 +0000 Episode 46: Lawrence W. Reed on Myths of Progressivism In this episode, I interview Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, on his new book Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism. In this episode, I interview Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, on his new book Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism.

]]> In this episode, I interview Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, on his new book Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-08-25_episode46.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-08-25_episode46.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:45:00 +0000 Episode 45: Walter Williams on Race and Education In this episode, I interview Walter Williams, George Mason University economist and nationally syndicated columnist, on his new book American Contempt for Liberty. In this episode, I interview Walter Williams, George Mason University economist and nationally syndicated columnist, on his new book American Contempt for Liberty.

]]> In this episode, I interview Walter Williams, George Mason University economist and nationally syndicated columnist, on his new book American Contempt for Liberty. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-08-18_episode45.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-08-18_episode45.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:32:00 +0000 Episode 44: Peter Schwartz on Paternalism In this episode, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on paternalism, altruism, and the welfare state. In this episode, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on paternalism, altruism, and the welfare state.

]]> In this episode, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on paternalism, altruism, and the welfare state. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-08-11_debt_dialogues_episode_44_peter_schwartz_on_paternalism.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-08-11_debt_dialogues_episode_44_peter_schwartz_on_paternalism.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:54:00 +0000 Episode 41: Jared Meyer on Washington's War on the Young In this episode, I interview Jared Meyer, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and co-author of Dishinhereted: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young on how the regulatory-welfare state is harming younger Americans. In this episode, I interview Jared Meyer, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and co-author of Dishinhereted: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young on how the regulatory-welfare state is harming younger Americans.

]]> In this episode, I interview Jared Meyer, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and co-author of Dishinhereted: How Washington Is Betraying America's Young on how the regulatory-welfare state is harming younger Americans. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-07-21_episode41.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-07-21_episode41.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:46:00 +0000 Episode 40: William Voegeli on “Liberal Compassion” In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on his recent book The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion. The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on his recent book The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion.

]]> In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on his recent book The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-04-28_episode40williamvoegelionliberalcompassion.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-04-28_episode40williamvoegelionliberalcompassion.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:20:00 +0000 Episode 39: Steven Horwitz on Inequality, Mobility and Being Poor in America In this episode, I interview Steven Horwitz, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics and department chair at St. Lawrence University, on his new paper “Inequality, Mobility, and Being Poor in America.” The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Steven Horwitz, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics and department chair at St. Lawrence University, on his new paper “Inequality, Mobility, and Being Poor in America.”

]]> In this episode, I interview Steven Horwitz, Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics and department chair at St. Lawrence University, on his new paper “Inequality, Mobility, and Being Poor in America.” http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-02-17_episode39stevenhorwitzoninequalitymobilityandbeingpoorinamerica.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-02-17_episode39stevenhorwitzoninequalitymobilityandbeingpoorinamerica.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:12:00 +0000 Episode 38: Phillip Magness on Thomas Piketty's Empirical Claims In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Phillip Magness, a policy historian and Academic Program Director at the Institute for Humane Studies, on the empirical problems with Thomas Piketty's book on inequality, Capital. The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Phillip Magness, a policy historian and Academic Program Director at the Institute for Humane Studies, on the empirical problems with Thomas Piketty’s book on inequality, Capital in the Twenty-First Century.

]]> In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Phillip Magness, a policy historian and Academic Program Director at the Institute for Humane Studies, on the empirical problems with Thomas Piketty's book on inequality, Capital. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-02-10_episode38phillipmagnessonthomaspikettysempiricalclaims.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-02-10_episode38phillipmagnessonthomaspikettysempiricalclaims.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:10:00 +0000 Episode 37: Daniel Mitchell on the OECD Inequality Study In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Cato senior fellow Daniel J. Mitchell on the OECD's study claiming that inequality harms economic growth, and that redistributive policies to fight inequality don't. The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Cato senior fellow Daniel J. Mitchell on the OECD’s study claiming that inequality harms economic growth, and that redistributive policies to fight inequality don’t.

]]> In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Cato senior fellow Daniel J. Mitchell on the OECD's study claiming that inequality harms economic growth, and that redistributive policies to fight inequality don't. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-01-06_episode37danielmitchellontheoecdinequalitystudy.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2015-01-06_episode37danielmitchellontheoecdinequalitystudy.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:07:00 +0000 Episode 36: Diana Furchtgott-Roth on the Fast Food Protests In this episode, I interview Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on the demands by fast food workers for a $15 an hour minimum wage. The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on the demands by fast food workers for a $15 an hour minimum wage.

]]> In this episode, I interview Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on the demands by fast food workers for a $15 an hour minimum wage. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-12-26_episode36dianafurchtgottrothonthefastfoodprotests.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-12-26_episode36dianafurchtgottrothonthefastfoodprotests.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Fri, 26 Dec 2014 19:13:00 +0000 Episode 33: Scott Winship on Inequality and Economic Growth The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Scott Winship, Manhattan Institute scholar, on inequality and economic growth. The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Scott Winship, Manhattan Institute scholar, on inequality and economic growth.

]]> The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Scott Winship, Manhattan Institute scholar, on inequality and economic growth. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-12-03_episode33scottwinshiponinequalityandeconomicgrowth.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-12-03_episode33scottwinshiponinequalityandeconomicgrowth.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:12:00 +0000 Episode 25: Onkar Ghate on Individual Rights In this episode, I interview ARI senior fellow and chief content officer Onkar Ghate on how the concept of individual rights can and should guide our thinking about political issues, including the welfare state. The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview ARI senior fellow and chief content officer Onkar Ghate on how the concept of individual rights can and should guide our thinking about political issues, including the welfare state.

]]> In this episode, I interview ARI senior fellow and chief content officer Onkar Ghate on how the concept of individual rights can and should guide our thinking about political issues, including the welfare state. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-09-02_onkarghateonindividualrights.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-09-02_onkarghateonindividualrights.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:05:00 +0000 Episode 24: Jagadeesh Gokhale on America's Debt Disaster The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Cato senior fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale on America's entitlement-fueled debt problem. The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Cato senior fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale on America’s entitlement-fueled debt problem.

]]> The Debt Dialogues is a weekly podcast that aims to educate young people about the welfare state and how it will affect their future. In this episode, I interview Cato senior fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale on America's entitlement-fueled debt problem. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-08-26_thedebtdialoguesepisode24jagadeeshgokhaleonamericasdebtdisaster.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-08-26_thedebtdialoguesepisode24jagadeeshgokhaleonamericasdebtdisaster.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:45:00 +0000 Episode 22: Amity Shlaes on the Great Depression In this episode, I interview Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, about the cause of the Depression and how it made possible the creation of the American welfare state. In this episode, I interview Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, about the cause of the Depression and how it made possible the creation of the American welfare state.

]]> In this episode, I interview Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, about the cause of the Depression and how it made possible the creation of the American welfare state. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-08-12_thedebtdialoguesepisode22amityshlaesonthegreatdepression.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-08-12_thedebtdialoguesepisode22amityshlaesonthegreatdepression.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:39:00 +0000 Episode 21: Lee Ohanian On The State Of The Economy In this episode, I interview Lee Ohanian, Professor of Economics at UCLA, on the state of the economy. In this episode, I interview Lee Ohanian, Professor of Economics at UCLA, on the state of the economy.

]]> In this episode, I interview Lee Ohanian, Professor of Economics at UCLA, on the state of the economy. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-08-04_the_debt_dialogues_episode_21_lee_ohanian_on_the_state_of_the_economy.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-08-04_the_debt_dialogues_episode_21_lee_ohanian_on_the_state_of_the_economy.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 05 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 Episode 20: Sylvester Schieber On America's So-Called Retirement Crisis In this episode, I interview Sylvester Schieber. In this episode, I interview Sylvester Schieber, author of The Predictable Surprise: The Unraveling of the U.S. Retirement System.

]]> In this episode, I interview Sylvester Schieber. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-29_thedebtdialoguesepisode20sylvesterschieberonamericassocalledretirementcrisis.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-29_thedebtdialoguesepisode20sylvesterschieberonamericassocalledretirementcrisis.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:54:00 +0000 Episode 19: Tara Smith on Happiness In this episode, I interview Tara Smith, a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas, and author of Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist. In this episode, I interview Tara Smith, a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas, and author of Ayn Rand’s Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist, on the question: What is happiness and does the welfare state help or hinder our pursuit of happiness?

]]> In this episode, I interview Tara Smith, a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas, and author of Ayn Rand's Normative Ethics: The Virtuous Egoist. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-22_thedebtdialoguesepisode_19tarasmithonhappiness.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-22_thedebtdialoguesepisode_19tarasmithonhappiness.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:19:00 +0000 Episode 18: Yaron Brook On Inequality In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Ayn Rand Institute president Yaron Brook on Thomas Piketty and the debate over inequality. In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Ayn Rand Institute president Yaron Brook on Thomas Piketty and the debate over inequality.

]]> In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Ayn Rand Institute president Yaron Brook on Thomas Piketty and the debate over inequality. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-15_the_debt_dialogues_episode_18.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-15_the_debt_dialogues_episode_18.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:51:00 +0000 Episode 17: Don Watkins on "Generational Theft" In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I contrast my own approach to the welfare state crisis with those who label it “generational theft,” and discuss why no one — not even the elderly — benefit from the welfare state. In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I contrast my own approach to the welfare state crisis with those who label it “generational theft,” and discuss why no one — not even the elderly — benefit from the welfare state.

]]> In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I contrast my own approach to the welfare state crisis with those who label it “generational theft,” and discuss why no one — not even the elderly — benefit from the welfare state. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-08_debt_dialogues_watkins_generational_theft.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-07-08_debt_dialogues_watkins_generational_theft.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:56:00 +0000 Episode 15 - Matt Kibbe on Political Change In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I interview FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe about how the welfare state is drafting young Americans into debt, and how they can effectively fight against it. In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I interview FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe about how the welfare state is drafting young Americans into debt, and how they can effectively fight against it.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I interview FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe about how the welfare state is drafting young Americans into debt, and how they can effectively fight against it. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-06-19_episode_15_-_matt_kibbe_on_political_change.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-06-19_episode_15_-_matt_kibbe_on_political_change.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:16:00 +0000 Episode 13: William Voegeli on the Welfare State In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on the question: “Why do people support the welfare state?” In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on the question: “Why do people support the welfare state?”

]]> In this episode of The Debt Dialogues, I interview Claremont Review of Books senior editor William Voegeli on the question: “Why do people support the welfare state?” http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-06-03_the_debt_dialogues_episode_13_william_voegeli.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-06-03_the_debt_dialogues_episode_13_william_voegeli.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:12:00 +0000 Episode 12: Debate - Don Watkins vs. Harry van der Linden on the Welfare State In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I debate Butler University professor of philosophy Harry van der Linden on the morality of the welfare state. In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I debate Butler University professor of philosophy Harry van der Linden on the morality of the welfare state.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I debate Butler University professor of philosophy Harry van der Linden on the morality of the welfare state. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-05-27_debt_dialogues_debate.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-05-27_debt_dialogues_debate.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 27 May 2014 18:33:00 +0000 Episode 11: Peter Schwartz on Altruism In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on the morality of altruism. Topics include the meaning of altruism, common misunderstandings about altruism, and how altruism leads people to support the welfare s In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on the morality of altruism. Topics include the meaning of altruism, common misunderstandings about altruism, and how altruism leads people to support the welfare state.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I interview ARI distinguished fellow Peter Schwartz on the morality of altruism. Topics include the meaning of altruism, common misunderstandings about altruism, and how altruism leads people to support the welfare s http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-05-20_debt_dialog_schwartz_.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-05-20_debt_dialog_schwartz_.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Wed, 21 May 2014 02:07:00 +0000 Episode 9: Yaron Brook on Capitalism In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to Ayn Rand Institute executive director Yaron Brook about the moral alternative to the welfare state: laissez-faire capitalism. In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to Ayn Rand Institute executive director Yaron Brook about the moral alternative to the welfare state: laissez-faire capitalism. Topics include how the welfare state harms recipients, why capitalism leads to prosperity and human flourishing, and Ayn Rand’s unique contribution to capitalist thought.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to Ayn Rand Institute executive director Yaron Brook about the moral alternative to the welfare state: laissez-faire capitalism. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-05-06_episode_9_yaron_brook.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-05-06_episode_9_yaron_brook.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 06 May 2014 17:16:00 +0000 Episode 7: Daniel Mitchell on the Welfare State vs. Prosperity In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk with Cato Senior Fellow Daniel J. Mitchell about how the welfare state undermines prosperity and economic growth. In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk with Cato Senior Fellow Daniel J. Mitchell about how the welfare state undermines prosperity and economic growth.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk with Cato Senior Fellow Daniel J. Mitchell about how the welfare state undermines prosperity and economic growth. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-24_episode_7_daniel_mitchell.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-24_episode_7_daniel_mitchell.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:19:00 +0000 Episode 6: Hope on her Life on and off Welfare In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to Hope about her experiences as a single mother on welfare, why she left the welfare rolls, and the benefits of self-reliance. In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to Hope about her experiences as a single mother on welfare, why she left the welfare rolls, and the benefits of self-reliance.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to Hope about her experiences as a single mother on welfare, why she left the welfare rolls, and the benefits of self-reliance. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-15_debt_dialogues_episode_6_hope.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-15_debt_dialogues_episode_6_hope.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:00:00 +0000 Episode 5: Don Watkins on the History of the Welfare State In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I discuss the history of America before and after the welfare state. Special thanks to my friend Adam Edmonsond for guest hosting. In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I discuss the history of America before and after the welfare state. Special thanks to my friend Adam Edmonsond for guest hosting.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I discuss the history of America before and after the welfare state. Special thanks to my friend Adam Edmonsond for guest hosting. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-08_episode_5_wakins_solo.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-08_episode_5_wakins_solo.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:30:00 +0000 Episode 4: Onkar Ghate on the Morality of the Welfare State In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to my colleague Onkar Ghate about the morality of the welfare state. Onkar is a senior fellow and chief content officer at the Ayn Rand Institute. In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to my colleague Onkar Ghate about the morality of the welfare state. Onkar is a senior fellow and chief content officer at the Ayn Rand Institute.

]]> In this episode of the Debt Dialogues, I talk to my colleague Onkar Ghate about the morality of the welfare state. Onkar is a senior fellow and chief content officer at the Ayn Rand Institute. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-02_debt_dialog_episode_4.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-02_debt_dialog_episode_4.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins no Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:24:00 +0000 Episode 1: Laurence Kotlikoff Interview My first guest is Laurence J. Kotlikoff, a Boston University economist who specializes in generational economics. In this podcast, we discuss the welfare state crisis, its magnitude, and possible solutions. When it comes to the welfare state, the most expensive programs are not those that redistribute wealth from the rich and middle class to the poor, but those that redistribute wealth from working Americans to the elderly. The average college graduate, for instance, starts out making about $45,000 — and has to hand over almost $7,000 a year to fund Social Security and Medicare Part A. That's more than enough to make the monthly payments on a new car.

But that's nothing compared to what's on the horizon. As old-age benefits increase, and as the Baby Boomers retire, the cost of old-age benefits will skyrocket — and with it, the government's debt. It's going to be a disaster for our country unless we do something to stop it.

In this new weekly podcast series, “The Debt Dialogues,” I'm going to be talking to a diverse range of guests about the welfare state crisis and what to do about it.

My first guest is Laurence J. Kotlikoff, a Boston University economist who specializes in generational economics. In this podcast, we discuss the welfare state crisis, its magnitude, and possible solutions.

]]> My first guest is Laurence J. Kotlikoff, a Boston University economist who specializes in generational economics. In this podcast, we discuss the welfare state crisis, its magnitude, and possible solutions. http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-02_debt_podcast_01_kotlikoff.mp3 http://cultureofreason.org/debt-dialog/?name=2014-04-02_debt_podcast_01_kotlikoff.mp3 dwatkins@aynrand.org (Don Watkins) Don Watkins don watkins, debt dialog, debt, ayn rand institute, ARI, ayn rand, objectivism, the debt dialogues, the welfare state, welfare no Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:05:00 +0000