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The Progressive Income Tax: A Tale of Three Brothers
http://youtu.be/S6HEH23W_bM?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY
Published on Nov 3, 2014
"The Progressive Income Tax" is one of those economic terms that gets bandied about, but few actually know what it means or how it works. This tale of three similar brothers with three different incomes (but one shared expense) helps explain the tax system under which we live. Adapted from an article by noted investor and economist, Kip Hagopian, and narrated by actress Carolyn Hennesy of "General Hospital" and "True Blood" fame, this animated story will change the way you think about how you pay your taxes
 
What's the Right Minimum Wage?
http://youtu.be/4j01L69eXdI?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY
Published on Oct 27, 2014
What's the perfect minimum wage: is it $10 an hour? $15? $20? How about zero? That's right. Zero. While Congress discusses a minimum wage hike, economist David Henderson shows that any minimum wage makes it harder for unemployed people (particularly young people) to find work and forces business owners to cut the hours of lower-skilled employees.
 
How to Solve America's Spending Problem
http://youtu.be/8Ti8RQPh7IE?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY
Published on Sep 29, 2014
Everyone complains about America's debt, and rightly so, but how do we get out of it? As Cato Institute's Michael Tanner explains, spending on entitlement programs -- Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid -- has exploded in recent decades. We must slow their growth or they will soon swallow the entire federal budget. In five minutes, learn how America can preserve these programs and get out of debt.
 
What Creates Wealth?
http://youtu.be/661TPEvCCTU?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY
Published on Aug 11, 2014
Why are some countries rich and some countries poor? Is it access to natural resources? Is it tax policy? A motivated work force? These are important, but not determinative. The answer is deceptively simple – it’s what’s in our heads: knowledge. Thus, the surest way to promote economic growth is to cultivate an environment that encourages the spread of knowledge. Such an environment requires freedom, which is why the freest societies are the most prosperous. In five minutes, economist George Gilder explains why.
 
The War on Work
http://youtu.be/1nN1HqAps4Y?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY
Published on Jul 21, 2014
The U.S. government has spent trillions of dollars in recent decades attempting to combat poverty, yet the poverty rate has remained virtually unmoved. Why? As social economist Michael Tanner explains, the "War on Poverty" has both discouraged work and ensnared people in hardship. The "War on Poverty," it turns out, is actually a "War on Work." In five minutes, learn the truth about government's counterproductive efforts to eliminate poverty.
 
The Promise of Free Enterprise
http://youtu.be/xSMd4BuuXB8?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY
Published on Jun 9, 2014
Built into the foundation of free enterprise is a promise. It's a promise that no other economic system offers. This promise has a great deal to do with your sense of well-being, that is, your happiness. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton understood this. So does renowned social scientist, Arthur Brooks. In five minutes, he explains how happiness and free enterprise are marvelously entwined.
 
Why Capitalism Works
http://youtu.be/w6adVQrSUAc?list=PLIBtb_NuIJ1w_5qAEs5cSUJ5Bk0R8QLaY
Published on Mar 10, 2014
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