Corporate Welfare

Much of what we might call monopoly capitalism (or crony capitalism) can be tied to intellectual property laws.

The patent system in pharmaceuticals incentivizes firms to game the system for monopoly profits.

As long as Big Pharma wants it, and if there's a profit to be made, apparently our government will be there to provide lots of taxpayer funding. Actual healthcare is apparently a secondary concern. 

As long as Big Pharma wants it, and if there's a profit to be made, apparently our government will be there to provide lots of taxpayer funding. Actual healthcare is apparently a secondary concern. 

Medical doctor Keith Smith returns to the show to explain how government intervention allows insurance companies to distort health care prices. 

The GameStop saga—can we call it an insurrection?—wants easy heroes and villains. Both are available.

The GameStop saga—can we call it an insurrection?—wants easy heroes and villains. Both are available.

These regulations have a clear message: "You don't know what is good for you so you must be forced to do what the government thinks is good for you."

Is there really any difference between what the Wall Street elites are doing and what the Reddit traders did? Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to find out. 

These regulations have a clear message: "You don't know what is good for you so you must be forced to do what the government thinks is good for you."