How Bailouts and Stimulus Pave the Way for a Lot More Spending on Everything

Tags: Interventionism, Booms and Busts

08/28/2020 Ryan McMaken

If we can spend a few trillion overnight to bail out investors and send out 150 million stimulus checks, why not also launch a universal basic income and a slavery reparations program?

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Original Article: "How Bailouts and Stimulus Pave the Way for a Lot More Spending on Everything".

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