The Moral Case for Capitalism

Episode Description

Capitalism vs. socialism may define America’s economic and political future. Which system best protects prosperity, individual liberty, and moral justice?

Richard Salsman, author of Where Have All the Capitalists Gone?, joins Professor Nick Giordano on The P.A.S. Report Podcast to present the moral case for capitalism that too many Republicans refuse to make. Beyond standard economic debates, they expose socialism’s emotional appeal, the conservative retreat from limited government, and the economic forces behind the $40 trillion national debt, inflation, and America’s departure from the gold standard.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The Moral Case for Capitalism: Why private property, voluntary exchange, individual rights, and rational self-interest form the foundation of a free and just society
• The Socialist Illusion: How socialist advocates use emotional appeals to expand state power despite socialism’s record of economic failure
• The Causes of Inflation: How Federal Reserve policy and chronic federal deficits reduce the value of the dollar and raise everyday costs
• The Republican Retreat: Why Republicans abandoned fiscal restraint and accepted larger government programs, federal entitlements, and common good capitalism
• The Path Forward: What free-market advocates must do to reclaim the moral argument and defeat socialism without apology

Can capitalism survive if its own defenders refuse to make the moral case for it? Listen now and discover why America’s economic future depends on more than facts, figures, and promises of prosperity.

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Timestamps

• 00:00 Capitalism vs Socialism with Richard Salsman
• 03:01 The Moral Case for Capitalism
• 14:29 How Education Fuels Support for Socialism
• 17:53 Public Ownership and the Government Monopoly
• 21:54 The Gold Standard, Inflation and the National Debt
• 28:49 Wealth Taxes and Unrealized Capital Gains
• 30:46 Why Republicans Abandoned Limited Government

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Check Out Where Have All the Capitalists Gone? and visit Richard Salsman: The Rational Capitalist