Hearing the Other Side: Socialism v. Libertarianism. Ben Burgis & Keith Knight

01/12/2020 1h 32min

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Find Ben Burgis here: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAA   
and his works at Jacobin Magazine here: https://jacobinmag.com/author/ben-burgis

0:20 - What is Democratic Socialism?  
2:28 - How can we falsify socialism?  
9:22 - Defining communism, socialism, & capitalism  
14:00 - What makes “government” or “the state” a unique institution in society?  
20:59 - What should happen to people who don’t chip in for the welfare state or the warfare state?  
23:23 - The state hinders economic choices and disproportionately hurts those with low incomes  
32:51 - Robber Barons - Public v. Private tyranny   
42:09 - How does offering me products, services and employment exploitation?  
52:30 - Wealth comes from freedom, saving, and investment- how does voting increase wealth?  
1:02:12 - Why big business loves big government  
1:09:56 - Positive Rights v. Negative Rights  
1:24:54 - “Business owners are enslaved to the whim of consumers, therefore exploited.”